[Intro — soft harmonium, distant strings]
Kis se kahoon main haal-e-dil?
Tu hi toh tha mera humsafar…
[Verse 1]
Teri gali se guzri thi
Aankhon mein ek jahaan liye
Tu muskura ke mil toh gaya
Par naam mera bhool gaya
Jo khwaab humne dekhe the
Woh aaj bhi mere paas hain
Tu chhod aaya raah mein
Main unke saath chalti rahi
[Pre-Chorus]
Mehfil mein hans diya maine
Palkon ne raaz chhupa liya
Kisi ne poochha bhi nahin
Kya dil mera salaamat hai
[Chorus — voice rises]
Chupke se toota, dil mera
Aawaaz kisi ne suni nahin
Tere liye jo royi main
Woh raat kabhi bhi dhali nahin
Chupke se toota, dil mera
Phir bhi tujhe baddua na di
Tu khush rahe, bas keh diya
Aur apni khushi bhula di
[Verse 2 — tabla enters softly]
Tere diye hue phool ko
Kitaab mein ab bhi rakha hai
Woh rang toh kab ka kho gaya
Par naam tera likha hai
Main jaanti hoon tu aayega nahin
Phir bhi kabhi us mod par
Qadam mere tham jaate hain
Jahaan kaha tha, “Kal milenge”
[Bridge — strings swell, voice nearly breaks]
Gar saamne tu aa bhi jaaye
Main tujhse kya shikayat karoon?
Jo lafz bachaye the tere liye
Unhe ab kiske naam karoon?
[Final Chorus — full strings and tabla]
Chupke se toota, dil mera
Aawaaz kisi ne suni nahin
Tere liye jo royi main
Woh raat kabhi bhi dhali nahin
Chupke se toota, dil mera
Ab jodna seekh rahi hoon main
Tu mera tha ek khwaab kabhi
Ab neend se jaag rahi hoon main
[Outro — instruments fall away]
Kis se kahoon main haal-e-dil?
Ab khud se kehna seekh liya.