aa aa aa aa
hamko tumhaare ishq ne kyaa kyaa banaa diyaa
jab kuchh na ban sake to tamaashaa banaa diyaa
hamko tumhaare ishq ne kyaa-kyaa banaa diyaa

kaashi se kuchh gharaz thi na qaabe se vaastaa
ham dhoondhne chale the mohabbat kaa raastaa
dekhaa tumhaare dar ko to sar ko jhukaa diyaa
jab kuchh na ban sake to tamaashaa banaa diyaa

dil ki lagi ne kar diyaa donon ko beqaraar
dohraa ke daastaan-e-mohabbat phir ek baar
majnoon hamen aur aapko lailaa banaa diyaa
jab kuchh na ban sake to tamaashaa banaa diyaa

nikle teri talaash mein aur khud hi kho gaye
kuchh ban padi na hamse to deevaane ho gaye
deevaangi mein phir teraa koochaa dikhaa diyaa
jab kuchh na ban sake to tamaashaa banaa diyaa

jalvon ki bheekh phenkne vaale ki khair ho
pardaa hataake dekhne vaale ki khair ho
ban ke bhikhaari ishq ne daaman bichhaa diyaa
jab kuchh na ban sake to tamaashaa banaa diyaa
hamko tumhaare ishq ne kyaa kyaa banaa diyaa

aa aa aa aa aa

Your love, a sculptor, wrought me anew,
Transformed me, when all else proved untrue,
Into a spectacle, a vibrant hue.

No craving for Kashi, no ties to Kaaba's hold,
We sought love's path, a story to be told.
Before your threshold, my head bowed low,
When all else proved untrue, into a show.

The heart's fire, a burning, shared desire,
Repeating love's tale, setting souls afire.
You, Laila, I, Majnun, our fates entwined,
When all else proved untrue, our souls aligned.

In your search, we vanished, lost and strayed,
When nothing remained, our reason decayed,
Madness embraced us, your street, a gleam,
When all else proved untrue, a fevered dream.

May the giver of light find grace and ease,
May the beholder find profound appease.
Love, a beggar, spread its cloak so wide,
When all else proved untrue, nowhere to hide.