rahe to kaise rahe dil pe ikhtiyar mujhe
ha rahe to kaise rahe dil pe ikhtiyar mujhe
tum is nigah se dekho na bar bar mujhe
tum is nigah se dekho na bar bar mujhe

jo mujhse bachte the pahlu me aaye baithe hai
jo mujhse bachte the bachte the pahlu me aaye baithe hai
bahut dino se tha is din ka intzar mujhe
bahut dino se tha is din ka intzar mujhe
tum is nigah se dekho na bar bar mujhe

hamesha aapne hamesha aapne ha aapne
gairo pe ki nigahe karam hamesha aapne
hamesha aapne ha aapne gairo pe ki nigahe karams
hamesha aapne rakha hai bekarar mujhe
tum is nigah se dekho na bar bar mujhe

wohi to ho jo meri ek bhi na sunte the
ab ikhtiyar tumhe hai ke ikhtiyar mujhe
tum is nigah se dekho na bar bar mujhe

How can I hold my heart, a captive thing?
How can I hold my heart, when you insist
On gazing at me with this burning sting?
How can I hold my heart? Resist, resist.

Those who once fled, now sit so close to me,
Those who once fled, are now within my space.
For this embrace, I longed eternally,
For this embrace, the yearning of my face.
On gazing at me with this burning sting.

You, always, oh always, you, it seems,
You lavished favors on another's plea.
You, always, oh always, you, it seems,
Have left my soul a sea of unrest for me.
On gazing at me with this burning sting.

You, who would never heed my fragile cries,
Now, power lies with you, or do I hold?
On gazing at me with this burning sting.