yeh aaina hai ya tu hai
jo roz mujhko sanwaare
itna lagi sochne kyun
main aajkal tere baare

tu jheel khamoshiyon ki
lafzon ki main toh lehar hoon
ehsaas ki tu hai duniya
chhota sa main ek shehar hoon
yeh aaina hai ya tu hai
jo roz mujhko sanwaare

khud se hai agar tu bekhabar bekhabar
rakh loon main tera khayal kya
chupke chupke tu nazar mein utar
sapno mein loon main sambhaal kya
sapno mein loon main sambhaal kya
main daud ke paas aaun
tu neend mein jo pukaare
main ret hoon tu hai dariya
baithi hoon tere kinaare

yeh aaina hai ya tu hai
jo roz mujhko sanwaare
tanha hai agar tera safar humsafar
tanhaai ka main jawaab hoon
hoga mera bhi asar tu agar
padh le main teri kitaab hoon
padh le main teri kitaab hoon

seene pe mujhko sajaa ke
jo raat saari guzaare
toh main savere se keh doon
mere shehar tu na aa re
yeh aaina hai ya tu hai
jo roz mujhko sanwaare

Is it a mirror, or is it you,
That adorns me each passing day?
Why do I ponder, anew,
On you in such a way?

You, the lake of silences deep,
I, a wave of your spoken word.
You, the world of feelings to keep,
I, a small city, unheard.
Is it a mirror, or is it you,
That adorns me each passing day?

If you are lost to your own gaze,
How can I tend your fragile care?
As you silently fall in a daze,
In dreams, what can I hold and bear?
I'd run to you, swiftly and near,
If in slumber you call to me.
I, the sand; you, the river so clear,
I sit on your edge, wild and free.
Is it a mirror, or is it you,
That adorns me each passing day?

If your journey is lonely, my love,
I am solitude's sweet reply.
If you'll have my touch from above,
Read me, for I am your sky.
If you hold me close to your heart,
And the night fades with gentle grace,
Then to the dawn, I will impart,
"Do not enter my city's space."
Is it a mirror, or is it you,
That adorns me each passing day?