dard aaya tadap aayi
ashq aaye yaad aayi
phir rukte rukte saans bhi aayi
sab aaye bas tum na aaye
sab aaye ek tum na aaye
sab aaye bas tum na aaye
sab aaye ek tum na aaye

tere bina mera gham bhi adhura hai
sab kuch ho ke bhi kuch nahi pura hai
tere siva sab kuch to likha hai
jaane ye kaisa nasib mera hai
taqlif hi mujhko ras aayi
tanhayi bhi ab mere pas aayi

zakhm aaye tadap aayi
shaam aayi raat aayi
phir jagte jagte khwab bhi aaye
sab aaye bas tum na aaye
sab aaye ek tum na aaye
sab aaye bas tum na aaye
sab aaye ek tum na aaye

Pain arrived, a tremor too,
Tears descended, memories accrue.
Then breath, faltering, found its way,
All returned, but you, you stayed away.
All returned, yet you, remained afar,
All returned, but you, a vanished star.
All returned, yet you, beyond the shore,
All returned, and yet, you came no more.

My grief, without you, incomplete,
Though all is present, nothing sweet.
Everything else, within reach, in sight,
But you are absent, a fading light.
What destiny binds me with threads of sorrow?
Suffering alone, I now embrace, tomorrow.
Loneliness now, a constant guest,
My closest companion, to put me to the test.

Wounds appeared, a tremor too,
Evening fell, then night anew.
Then waking dreams, began to bloom,
All returned, but you, in shadowed gloom.
All returned, yet you, alone withheld,
All returned, but you, your story swelled,
All returned, and yet, your absence clear,
All returned, but you, I long to hear.