tasvir e gum bana hu mai
hairat me mubtila hu mai
jo pal na aya kabhi
wo labz hu jaha hu mai
tasvir e gum bana hu mai

dil me hazaro jakham hai
marhum dhund raha hu mai
dil me hazaro jakham hai
marhum dhund raha hu mai
dard lazwab hu mai
tasvir e gum bana hu mai

manjil dur hai meri
manjil dur hai meri
or ek fsalsafa hu mai
tasvir e gum bana hu mai
hairat me mubtila hu mai

A portrait of sorrow, I am, lost in wonder,
A word, a world, of moments that never were.
A portrait of sorrow, a thousand wounds in my heart,
Seeking solace, a balm for the pain,
A pain that clings, a portrait of sorrow.

My destination, distant and unseen,
And a philosophy, a portrait of sorrow, I am.
Lost in wonder, I am.