Downers at Dusk

Gham behisaab the, alag hi wafa ke zaabte

Alag hi hain agar manzilen toh kyun na alag hi rakhein hum raaste

Kyun na aaj se mita dein yeh qismat hum haath se

Aur zehan aazaad ho yaad se, hum mit jaayein, ja milein khaak se

Tere sheher bhi aaye, par safar se khatam na hue yeh faasle

Zakham bharein na, bade bereham se pesh aaye hain haadse

Baat se baat nikaali ke tere dil pe lag jaaye meri baat koi

Tu toot'te taaron pe maange mujhe, tujhe mayassar ho aisi raat koi

I've been working a lot

Likha nahi chhodta, likhna hi tod hai

Bikte hain yeh gaane laakhon mein, kya yeh sab paise ka shor hai?

Kal saath na honge, par yaad toh hogi, aur bolo na zindagi kya hai?

Yaadon ki maala hai, yaadon ke ilava kabhi kuch baaqi raha hai?

Kisi ne kya khoob kaha hai, tere darmiyaan bas tu hi khada hai

Jhukaav zaroori hai, usse zaahir hota hai ke tu hi bada hai

Jisay gaye hue khud se zamaana hua wo tummein bhatkta hai

Main khud nahi hoon, yeh koi aur hai mujhmein jo tumko tarasta hai

Wajood ek tamasha tha, hum jo dekhte the wo bhi ek tamasha hai

Hai mere dil ki guzaarish ke mujhe mat chhodo, yeh jaan ka taqaza hai

Hum zindagi dhundhte-dhundhte maut ke munh mein hi jaate rahe

Par hum thehre kalaakaar, khoj mein bhi gun-gunaaate rahe

Aao na, ke tum hi toh ho jeene ki wajah

Ki baithe-baithe kar hi di subah

Na tu aaya, na hi tera hai pata, hmm

Sahiba, main lene aaya hoon teri khabar

Tu dekh le jo ab meri taraf

Toh ho khatam meri bhi yeh saza, hmm

Tum meri yaadon mein saath ho, tum jaake bhi mere paas ho

Tumhaare hi dam se zinda, mar gaya jo tumse fursat ho

Tum meri kitaabon ki tarah ho, tum saamne ho lekin band ho

Yeh dil kyun iraadon ke jaisa nahi? Ke toote nahi abhi tak woh

Maine jo chaaha woh paaya hai, hunar se ghar bhi chalaaya hai

Umar se faraq nahi padta, bada woh hai jisne ban ke dikhaaya hai

"Music haraam," woh bole, phir mere upar kis khuda ka saaya hai?

Ghadi naaraaz woh khadi naaraaz ki music pe kyun itna time lagaya hai

Khwab toh khwab hain, unka poora hona koi zaroori toh nahi hai

Khwaahish toh khwaahish hai, aakhir zindagi bhi koi majboori toh nahi hai

Mujhe gham de, sog de, le ja yeh dil, beshak isey tod de

Woh mohabbat hi kya jo tum chhod aaye, woh mohabbat toh nahi agar chhod gaye

Tum hi guroor thi, tum mein hi noor tha

Tum bhi bezaar thi, main bhi majboor tha

Yeh bhi ek daur hai, woh bhi ek daur tha

Yeh teri khaamoshi toh kya woh shor tha?

Jisay tu mili woh koi aur tha

Par apna milna bhi ab mojiza

Main toh gaanon mein zindagi gaata hoon

Kya pata tumhein pasand ho kaun sa?

Aao na, ke tum hi toh ho jeene ki wajah

Ki baithe-baithe kar hi di subah

Na tu aaya, na hi tera hai pata, hmm

Sahiba, main lene aaya hoon teri khabar

Tu dekh le jo ab meri taraf

Toh ho khatam meri bhi yeh saza, hmm