Dil kii dil me.n na rah jaaye ye kahaanii kah lo,
chaahe do harf likho chaahe zabaanii kah lo,
mai.n ne marane kii duaa maa.Ngii vo puurii na huii,
bas is ko mere jiine kii kahaanii kah lo,

sar-sar-e-vaqt u.Daa le gaii ruudaad-e-hayaat,
vahii avaraaq jinhe.n ahad-e-javaanii kah lo,

[sar-sar-e-vaqt = winds of time; rudaad-e-hayaat = tale of life]

tum se kahane kii na thii baat magar kah baiThaa,
ab ise merii tabiyat kii ravaanii kah lo,

vahii ik qissaa zamaane ko meraa yaad rahaa,
vahii ik baat jise aaj puraanii kah lo,

ham pe jo guzarii hai bas us ko raqam karate hai.n,
aap-biitii kaho yaa marsiyaa-Khvaanii kah lo.