ye zalim nigaho ki ghaat badi tikhi badi natkhati
apne apne mukadar ki bat kiske hisse me kitni bati
ye zalim nigaho ki ghaat badi tikhi badi natkhati
jo nazar na milai na jigar pe chot khai us dil ka
fayda kya jo kisi pe aa na jaye hai vo zindgi
bhi koi zindgi jo mohobat kiye bin kati
ye zalim nigaho ki ghaat badi tikhi badi natkhati

jo hua na kisi ka dushman hai zindgi ka gaa le zara
jaha me nagma to ashqi ka tu jiya bhi to kya dou ghadi
ke liye jo na ye pyar ki rat rati
ye zalim nigaho ki ghaat badi tikhi badi natkhat

ye dil kon jane lut jaye kis bahane katne bhi de
khushi se hai bahar ke zamane
lut gaye dil kai mit gaye dil kai
par mohobat kabhi na ghati
ye zalim nigaho ki ghaat badi tikhi badi natkhati
apne apne mukadar ki bat kiske hisse me kitni bati

These eyes, a cruel ambush, sharp and playfully sly,
Each fate a story, how much light, where does it lie?
These eyes, a cruel ambush, sharp and playfully sly,
A heart untouched, a gaze averted, what gain?
What life is this, that love has passed it by?
A life unlived, a song unsung, in vain.
These eyes, a cruel ambush, sharp and playfully sly.

If life's your foe, then sing, let the world resound,
A love song's the anthem, if you lived but a breath,
What worth that night, if love's red dawn's not found?
These eyes, a cruel ambush, sharp and playfully sly.

Who knows the heart's fate, by what means it's undone,
Let it be stolen, let joy be cast aside,
Lost hearts, many, and many hearts have run,
But love, it never diminished, never died.
These eyes, a cruel ambush, sharp and playfully sly,
Each fate a story, how much light, where does it lie?