wo ladki yaad aati hai
wo ladki yaad aati hai
jo hothon se nahi, pure badan se muskurati hai
simate waqt bhi, charon dishaon ko sajati hai
meri saanso mein ab bhi
jiski khushbu jagmagati hai
wo ladki yaad aati hai

wo ladki phool jaisi, chand jaisi, chandni jaisi
wo sar se paon tak, puri ghazal ki shayari jaisi
meri awaaz mein jo sher bankar, gungunati hai

wo ladki yaad aati hai
wo jis raste se gujre
der tak manzar chamakte hain
kadam tham tham ke uthte hain
ke paimane chhalakte hain
wo har mausam mein
apne husn ka jaadu jagati hai

wo ladki yaad aati hai
wo ladki yaad aati hai

That girl, she comes to mind,
That girl, I can't leave behind.
Not with lips alone, but with every limb, a smile,
Even as she departs, she beautifies all, for a while.
In my breath, still, her fragrance brightly gleams,
That girl, she lives in my dreams.

That girl, like a bloom, like the moon's soft light,
Like the moon's embrace through the silent night.
From head to toe, a complete ghazal's art,
A poem in rhythm, a song in my heart.
In my voice, a verse that softly hums and sighs,
That girl, before my inward eyes.

That girl, she comes to mind.
The path she walked, the world still glows,
Each step a dance, the river flows.
The measures overflow, and memories bloom,
In every season, her beauty dispels the gloom.

That girl, she comes to mind,
That girl, I can’t leave behind.