julf ghata bankar leharaye aankh kwal ho jaye
julf ghata bankar leharaye aankh kwal ho jaye
shayar tum ko pal bhar soche aur gajal ho jaye
aur gajal ho jaye
julf ghata bankar leharaye aankh kwal ho jaye

jis deepak ko hath laga do jale hazaaro saal
jis deepak ko hath laga do jale hazaaro saal
jale hazaaro saal
jis kutiya me raat bita do tajmahal ho jaye
jis kutiya me raat bita do tajmahal ho jaye
shayar tum ko pal bhar soche aur gajal ho jaye
julf ghata bankar leharaye aankh kwal ho jaye

kitni yaadein aa jati hain dastak diye bagair
kitni yaadein aa jati hain dastak diye bagair
dastak diye bagair
ab itna bhi sunapan kya ghar jungal ho jaye
ab itna bhi sunapan kya ghar jungal ho jaye
shayar tum ko pal bhar soche aur gajal ho jaye
julf ghata bankar leharaye aankh kwal ho jaye

tu aaye toh pankh lagakar udd jati hai sham
tu aaye toh pankh lagakar udd jati hai sham
udd jati hai sham
milon lambi raat simatkar pal do pal ho jaye
milon lambi raat simatkar pal do pal ho jaye
shayar tum ko pal bhar soche aur gajal ho jaye
julf ghata bankar leharaye aankh kwal ho jaye
julf ghata bankar leharaye aankh kwal ho jaye

Your tresses, a storm cloud's sway, eyes blooming lotus bright,
Your tresses, a storm cloud's sway, eyes blooming lotus bright,
A poet's thought of you, a moment's spark, a ghazal takes its flight,
A ghazal takes its flight,
Your tresses, a storm cloud's sway, eyes blooming lotus bright.

The lamp you touch, a thousand years it burns, a fiery grace,
The lamp you touch, a thousand years it burns, a fiery grace,
A thousand years it burns,
The humble hut where you reside, transforms to Taj Mahal's embrace,
The humble hut where you reside, transforms to Taj Mahal's embrace,
A poet's thought of you, a moment's spark, a ghazal takes its flight,
Your tresses, a storm cloud's sway, eyes blooming lotus bright.

Memories arise, unbidden guests, without a knock or plea,
Memories arise, unbidden guests, without a knock or plea,
Without a knock or plea,
Such emptiness, a house becomes a wilderness for me,
Such emptiness, a house becomes a wilderness for me,
A poet's thought of you, a moment's spark, a ghazal takes its flight,
Your tresses, a storm cloud's sway, eyes blooming lotus bright.

When you arrive, the evening takes to wings and swiftly flies,
When you arrive, the evening takes to wings and swiftly flies,
And swiftly flies,
The endless night, compressed and brief, to moments in your eyes,
The endless night, compressed and brief, to moments in your eyes,
A poet's thought of you, a moment's spark, a ghazal takes its flight,
Your tresses, a storm cloud's sway, eyes blooming lotus bright,
Your tresses, a storm cloud's sway, eyes blooming lotus bright.