diya ye dil agar dil usko
basar hai kya kahiye
hua raqib to hona
maabar hai kya kahiye
diya ye dil

ye zid ki aaj na aave
or aaye bin na rahe
ye zid ki aaj na aave
or aaye bin na rahe
kaja se shikwa hume kis
kadar hai kya kahiye
kaja se shikwa hume kis
kadar hai kya kahiye
diya ye dil

jahe karishma ke yun
de rakha hai humko fareb
jahe karishma ke yun
de rakha hai humko fareb
ke bin kahe hi unhe sab
khabar hai kya kahiye
ke bin kahe hi unhe sab
khabar hai kya kahiye
diya ye dil

samjh ke karte hai bajar mein
samjh ke karte hai bajar mein
wo pulsis
ke hum kahe ke sare
rahgujar hai kya kahiye
ke hum kahe ke sare
rahgujar hai kya kahiye
hua raqib

kaha hai kisne
ke galib bura nahi lekin
kaha hai kisne
ke galib bura nahi lekin
shivay iske ke
aasup taasar hai kya kahiye
diya hai agar dil usko
basar hai kya kahiye
huaa raqib to hona
maabar hain kya kahiye

I gave my heart, a vessel frail,
To her, a home, a soul's embrace.
If this is all, this mortal trail,
What words can paint this haunted space?
My rival's presence, a shadowed grace,
A world beyond, I can't erase.
I gave my heart.

This stubborn wish, she stays away,
Yet cannot bear to stay apart.
This stubborn wish, come what may,
To leave, to tarry in my heart.
From fate's decree, our tear-filled start,
How deep the wound, this cruel smart?
I gave my heart.

What sorcery, this veiled facade,
That gives us lies, a twisted art?
What sorcery, a path unroad,
She knows each secret of my heart.
Unspoken truths, a world apart,
What whispers rise, begin and start?
I gave my heart.

They understand, within the mart,
My every ache, my every tear.
They understand, in every part,
They see my soul, consumed by fear.
As every road turns, year on year,
A fleeting glimpse, drawing near.
My rival's presence.

Who dares to say, "Ghalib, you're not wrong,"
But blinded, by a world untrue?
Who dares to say, "You still belong,"
But sees no truth in all you do?
Save for this love, forever new,
What soul-born truth to see us through?
I gave my heart, a vessel frail,
To her, a home, a soul's embrace.
My rival's presence, a shadowed grace,
A world beyond, I can't erase.