zulmat-kade me mere
zulmat-kade me mere shab-e-gam kaa josh hai
ik shamaa hai dalil-e-sahar so khamosh hai

daage firaaqe sohabat-e-shab ki jali hui
daage firaaqe sohabat-e-shab ki jali hui
ik shammaa rah gai hai so wo bhi khamosh hai
zulmat-kade me mere shab-e-gam kaa josh hai

aate hai gaib se ye mazaami khayaal me
aate hai gaib se ye mazaami khayaal me
gaalib sarire khaamaa naawaa-e-sarosh hai
zulmat-kade me mere shab-e-gam kaa josh hai
ik shamaa hai dalil-e-sahar so khamosh hai
zulmat-kade me mere shab-e-gam kaa josh hai

In shadows deep, within my core,
The night of sorrow surges, wanting more.
A single candle, silent, in the square,
A muted witness to despair.

The wound of parting, seared by night's embrace,
The wound of parting, time cannot erase.
A single candle, burning low and frail,
A silent story, meant to fail.
In shadows deep, the sorrow's tidal flow.

Thoughts like phantoms, flicker in my mind,
Thoughts like phantoms, I can't leave behind.
Ghalib's spirit, the pen's lamenting grace,
A whispered echo in this haunted place.
In shadows deep, the sorrow's burning heat,
A single candle, in this silent street.
In shadows deep, the sorrow's pulse, complete.