ho o o
wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye
wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye
ghame zindagi ke andhere me hamne
chirage muhabbat jalaaye bujhaaye
wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye

aahaten jaag uthin raaste hans diye
thaam kar dil uthe ham kisi ke liye
kayi baar aisa bhi dhokha huaa hai
chale aa rahe hain wo nazre jhukaaye
wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye
wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye
ghame zindagi ke andhere me hamne
chirage muhabbat jalaaye bujhaaye
wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye

dil sulagne lagaa ashq bahne lage
jaane kyaa kyaa hamen log kahne lage
magar rote rote hansi aa gayi hai
khayaalon me aake wo jab muskuraaye
wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye

wo juda kyaa huye zindagi kho gayi
shama jalti rahi roshni kho gayi
bahut koshishen ki magar dil na bahla
kayi saaz chhede kayi geet gaaye
wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye
wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye

When they returned, oh, how they returned,
In life's shadowed grief, we, the yearning,
Lit flames of love, and then, they burned.

Footsteps awakened, the pathways smiled,
Our hearts in our hands, for someone reviled,
And time and again, we've been beguiled,
As they approached, their eyes defiled.

The heart then smoldered, tears began to flow,
Whispers of judgment, the world did bestow,
Yet amidst the weeping, laughter did grow,
When in dreams, they smiled, in tender glow.

When they departed, life itself was lost,
The candle burned on, but the light was crossed,
Efforts abounded, the heart uncrossed,
Many a song played, many a cost.