muddat hui hai yaar ko
muddat hui hai yaar ko, mehmaan kiye huye
muddat hui hai yaar ko, mehmaan kiye huye
josh-e-qadah se bazm chiraag ha kiye huye

jee dhundta hai
jee dhundta hai phir wahi fursat ke raat din
jee dhundta hai phir wahi fursat ke raat din
baithe rahe tasavvur-e-jaana kiye huye
baithe rahe tasavvur-e-jaana kiye huye
jee dhundta hai phir wahi fursat ke raat din

phir jee mein hai ke dar pe, kisi ke pade rahe
phir jee mein hai ke dar pe, kisi ke pade rahe
sar zar-e-baar-e-minnate
sar zar-e-baar-e-minnate darba kiye huwe
jee dhundta hai phir wahi fursat ke raat din

maange hai phir kisi ko lab-e-baam par hawas
maange hai phir kisi ko lab-e-baam par hawas
zulfe siyaah rukh pe pareshaan kiye huwe
jee dhundta hai phir wahi fursat ke raat din

gaalib hamein na chhed ke fir josh-e-ashq se
baithe hain hum tahayya-e-tufaan kiye huwe
jee dhundta hai phir wahi fursat ke raat din
baithe rahe tasavvur-e-jaana kiye huye
baithe rahe tasavvur-e-jaana kiye huye
jee dhundta hai phir wahi fursat ke raat din
jee dhundta hai, jee dhundta hai
jee dhundta hai

An age has passed, since friend was host,
An age has passed, since friend was host,
The lamp of joy, by wine, embossed.

The soul still seeks,
The soul still seeks, those nights and days of ease,
The soul still seeks, those nights and days of ease,
Lost in the dream of love's sweet pleas.
Lost in the dream of love's sweet pleas,
The soul still seeks, those nights and days of ease.

The heart now yearns, to lie at any door,
The heart now yearns, to lie at any door,
Head bowed beneath the burden, evermore,
Head bowed beneath the burden, evermore,
The soul still seeks, those nights and days of ease.

Again, the thirst to see a form appear,
Again, the thirst to see a form appear,
Dark tresses, wild upon a cheek so dear,
Dark tresses, wild upon a cheek so dear,
The soul still seeks, those nights and days of ease.

Ghalib, leave us, do not stir the tears,
Ghalib, leave us, do not stir the tears,
We sit prepared, for tempests, and for fears.
We sit prepared, for tempests, and for fears.
The soul still seeks, those nights and days of ease,
Lost in the dream of love's sweet pleas.
Lost in the dream of love's sweet pleas,
The soul still seeks, those nights and days of ease.
The soul still seeks, the soul still seeks,
The soul still seeks.