yaad nahi kya kya dhekha tha
I don't remember what I saw there,
saare manzar bhool gaye
I forgot how all the scenery looks.
uski galiyon se jab laute
When I returned from their* alley,
aapne bhi ghar bhool gaye
I even forgot my own house.
khoob gaye pardesh ki aapne
I'd wandered off to foreign lands, and
deewaro-dar bhool gaye
Forgot my place and duties,**
sheesh mahal me aisa ghera
So deep into the palace of mirrors,
mitti ke ghar bhool gaye
I forgot my house of mud,
uski galiyon se jab laute
When I returned from their* alley,
aapne bhi ghar bhool gaye
I even forgot my own house.
tujhe ko bhi aapni kasame
You too have forgotten
aapne vaade yaad nahi
Your oaths and promises,
hum bhi aapne khwaab teri
I too, staring into your eyes,
aankhon mei rakh kar bhool gaye
Have forgotten all my dreams.
uski galiyon se jab laute
When I returned from their* alley,
aapne bhi ghar bhool gaye
I even forgot my own house.
mujhko jinhone qatal kiya hai
Those who have killed me,
koi unhe bataye nazir
Somebody tell them 'Nazeer'.
meri laash ke pahloo mein
On the side of my corpse,
wo apna khanjar bhool gaye
They've forgotten their dagger.
uski galiyon se jab laute
When I returned from their* alley,
aapne bhi ghar bhool gaye
I even forgot my own house.