julmat kade me meri sabgam ka josh
ek samma hai dalil so khamosh hai
ne musdali vishalna nazara ye zamal
ne musdali vishalna nazara ye zamal
muddta hi ki aaste chasmo ghos hai

dabe firake sauhbat jali hui
dabe firake sbuhbat jali hui
ek samma rah gai hai so wo bhi khamosh
julmat kade me meri sabgam ka josh

aate hain garv se mazami khyaal me
aate hain garv se mazami khyaal me
galib sharir thama nabai saros hai
julmat kade me meri sabgam ka josh
ek samma rah gai hai so wo bhi khamosh
julmat kade me meri

In this cage of shadows, a goblet overflows,
A burning candle, the city's secret, knows.
No solace found in beauty's grand design,
No solace found in beauty's grand design,
For eyes and ears, a weary time bestows.

The sting of separation, all have felt its fire,
The sting of separation, all have felt its fire,
One lonely flame remains, and it's grown still and dire,
In this cage of shadows, a goblet overflows.

Proudly, thoughts invade, a phantom's boast,
Proudly, thoughts invade, a phantom's boast,
Ghalib's form, a phantom, the heart's true host.
In this cage of shadows, a goblet overflows,
One lonely flame remains, and it's grown still and dire,
In this cage of shadows, my...