o janewale o jane wale
o janewale tujhko hum yaad kyu na aaye
o janewale tujhko hum yaad kyu na aaye
ek pal teri zudayi dil ko mere na bhayi
yaad kyu na aaye
o janewale tujhko hum yaad kyu na aaye

puchhega jab zamana humse tera thikana
humse tera thikana
batlao kya karenge duniya se hum bahana
duniya se hum bahana
tane sunege sabke royenge muh chhupaye
yaad kyu na aaye

kaise chalegi humse ye zindagi ki naiya
kaise chalegi humse ye zindagi ki naiya
kyu chhod kar chale ho tufan me khivaiya
majhdhar me hamari naiya na dub jaye
yaad kyu na aaye

dubaa gagan me suraj lauta gaya andhera
lauta gaya andhera
kya jane zindagi me aayega kab sawera
aayega kab sawera
takdir kab tumhari surat hume dikhaye
yaad kyu na aaye
o janewale tujhko hum yaad kyu na aaye
o janewale tujhko hum yaad kyu na aaye

O traveler, O departing one,
Why do I not reside in your memory?
O traveler, O departing one,
Why do I not reside in your memory?
Not a moment of your absence, my heart did not embrace,
Why do I not reside in your memory?
O traveler, O departing one,
Why do I not reside in your memory?

When the world asks of your whereabouts,
Of your whereabouts,
What excuse shall we weave before the world?
Before the world?
We will bear their barbs, weep, and hide our faces,
Why do I not reside in your memory?

How will this vessel of life navigate forward?
How will this vessel of life navigate forward?
Why have you abandoned us in this storm, helmsman?
Lest our vessel sink in the churning depths,
Why do I not reside in your memory?

The sun has set, the heavens plunged to dark,
Plunged to dark,
Who knows when dawn will grace our lives?
Will grace our lives?
When will fate unveil your face to us?
Why do I not reside in your memory?
O traveler, O departing one,
Why do I not reside in your memory?
O traveler, O departing one,
Why do I not reside in your memory?