daman ko hath se wo chhuda kar chale gaye
daman ko hath se wo chhuda kar chale gaye
duniya meri ummido ki dhaa kar chale gaye

tanhayiyo mein kaun sahar le diya gam hai
tanhayiyo mein kaun sahar le diya gam hai
aansu bhi dil ka khun baha kar chale gaye
daman ko hath se wo chhuda kar chale gaye

kis aasre pe kate koi jindgi ke din
kis aasre pe kate koi jindgi ke din
har aasre ko jab wo mita kar chale gaye
daman ko hath se wo chhuda kar chale gaye

aana na tha na wo aaye kisi tarah
aana na tha na wo aaye kisi tarah
aansu hajar aaye aur aakar chale gaye
daman ko hath se wo chhuda kar chale gaye

They slipped their hand from mine, and then departed,
Shattering the world my hopes had charted.

In solitudes, what dawn did they impart, a sorrow?
Tears, like blood, from my heart did borrow,
They slipped their hand from mine, and then departed.

On what reliance can life's days be spent?
When every comfort, they, in leaving, rent,
They slipped their hand from mine, and then departed.

They were not meant to come, nor did they choose,
A thousand tears arrived, and then did lose,
They slipped their hand from mine, and then departed.