karoon na yaad magar kis
tarah bhulaoon use
karoon na yaad magar kis
tarah bhulaoon use
gazal bahaanaa katun
aur gungunau use
karoon na yaad magar kis
tarah bhulaoon use
karoon na yaad

wo kahaar khaar hai
shaak-e-gulaab ki
maanind
wo kahaar khaar hai
shaak-e-gulaab ki
maanind
main zakhm zakhm hun
fir bhi gale lagau use
karu na yaad magar kis
tarah bhulau use
karoon na yaad

ye log tazkire karate hai
apne log ke
ye log tazkire karate hai
apne log ke
main kaise baat karun
aur kaha se lau use
karoon na yaad magar kis
tarah bhulaoon use
karoon na yaad

jo humsafar sar-e-mazil
bichad rahahai agar
jo humsafar sar-e-mazil
bichad rahahai agar
ajab nahi ke agar yaad bhi na aau use
karoon na yaad magar kis
tarah bhulaoon use
karoon na yaad magar kis
tarah bhulaoon use
gazal bahaanaa katun
aur gungunau use
karoon na yaad magar kis
tarah bhulaoon use

How can I not remember, yet forget?
How can I not remember, yet forget?
I use the ghazal as a veil, a song,
How can I not remember, yet forget?
How can I not remember?

She is the thorn, sharp and cruel,
Like the rose's stem, a thorny rule,
I am all wounds, yet still I embrace,
How can I not remember, yet forget?
How can I not remember?

They speak of their own, of those they hold dear,
They speak of their own, drawing them near,
How can I speak, where can I begin to seek,
How can I not remember, yet forget?
How can I not remember?

If the companion of the journey's end departs,
If the companion of the journey's end departs,
It is not strange if I'm not remembered either,
How can I not remember, yet forget?
How can I not remember, yet forget?
I use the ghazal as a veil, a song,
How can I not remember, yet forget?