tu sukhi nadi mere liye bahti nahi
kyu hai bjuban tu kuch mujhe kahti nahi
khwaabon mein haar hai saaje dil bedaar hai
ashko mein angaar hai
yaadon ka aaina ho jaye na fanaa
jaao le laasna
na zamin se mil jaau
barfo sanam ghul jaau
aadhi aadhi si ye hai sanse
sun le sada aa bhi ja
tu sukhi nadi mere liye bahti nahi

kaisi narazgi kaisi berukhi
kyu ruthi hai jindgi
gumsum si tu rahe
na bole na kuch kahe
kaisa gham hai jo sahe
na ruke ye aahe
dekhu main teri raahe
suni suni si hai ye baahe
sun le sada aa bhi ja
tu sukhi nadi mere liye bahti nahi
kyu hai bjuban tu kuch mujhe kahti nahi
tu sukhi nadi mere liye bahti nahi

For me, you are a river, dry and still,
Why silence wraps you, a voiceless thrill?
In dreams, the heart's defeat, a waking plea,
Embers bloom within each tear you weep, see?
Lest memory's mirror shatters and dies,
Go, let it go, before it cries.
I long not to merge with the earth below,
Nor to melt like ice, a lover's woe.
My breath, a fragment, halved and frail,
Hear my call, heed me, do not fail.
For me, you are a river, dry and still.

What anger is this, what callous guise?
Why has life turned from me, closed its eyes?
Silent you remain, withdrawn and deep,
You utter no words, secrets you keep.
What sorrow is this you bear alone?
These sighs unending, a mournful tone.
I watch for your path, my gaze is true,
My arms are empty, waiting for you.
Hear my call, heed me, do not fail.
For me, you are a river, dry and still,
Why silence wraps you, a voiceless thrill?
For me, you are a river, dry and still.