[Intro] [Very slow and lonely piano notes, with the sound of a deep breath...]
Kuch dard aise hote hain jo dikhte nahi,
Bas andar hi andar insaan ko khatam kar dete hain.
Das saal ho gaye us baat ko, par dil aaj bhi wahin ruka hai.
Saiyaara... tum toh aage badh gayi,
Par main aaj bhi us Pandrah August ki subah mein qaid hoon.
[A long pause with the sound of distant wind]
[Verse 1]
Kandhon par zimmedariyon ka bojh itna tha,
Ki mohabbat ke liye waqt hi nahi bacha.
Main khamosh raha, aur tumne samjha ki main badal gaya.
Halat ne humein door kiya, par ilzaam mujh par hi aaya.
Woh tumhara pehli baar haath thamna,
Aaj bhi meri sabse haseen aur sabse dard bhari yaad hai.
[Soft cello notes start to cry in the background]
[Pre-Chorus]
Kabhi kabhi dil karta hai ki tumhe zor se pukarun,
Par phir yaad aata hai ki ab mera tum par koi haq nahi.
Tum toh kisi aur ki duniya ka hissa ho ab,
Aur main... main bas ek guzra hua kal hoon.
[Chorus] [Music stays very silent, focusing on the pain in the voice...]
Tum woh zakhm ho jo kabhi bharta nahi,
Tum woh kahani ho jiska koi anjaam nahi.
Kyun jise apni jaan mana, wahi sabse bada ajnabi nikla?
Unse wafa ki umeed hi galat thi,
Jo hamare naseeb mein likhe hi nahi the.
[A faint violin melody fades in and out]
[Verse 2] [Minimal piano, very raw emotion...]
Log puchte hain ki main itna chup kyun rehta hoon,
Ab unhe kaise bataun ki bolne ko ab kuch bacha hi nahi.
Aath saal baad jab tumhara call aaya,
Toh tumhari woh anjaan awaaz ne mujhe tod kar rakh diya.
Tumne pucha "Kaun?", aur wahi sawal mera dum ghoot gaya.
Ab na koi umeed hai, na koi shikayat, bas ek gehri khamoshi hai.
[Bridge] [A steady, slow heartbeat sound starts...]
Zaroori nahi ki har mohabbat ka koi thikana ho,
Kuch rishte adhoore reh kar hi poore hote hain.
Agar meri khamoshi hi tumhari khushi hai,
Toh lo... main hamesha ke liye chup ho gaya.
[Voice cracks slightly on the last word]
[Final Chorus] [Music builds up slightly but remains emotional and soft...]
Tum woh zakhm ho jo kabhi bharta nahi,
Tum woh kahani ho jiska koi anjaam nahi.
Kyun jise apni jaan mana, wahi sabse bada ajnabi nikla?
Unse wafa ki umeed hi galat thi,
Jo hamare naseeb mein likhe hi nahi the.
[Outro] [Piano notes slowly fading away into the sound of rain...]
Jao, apni nayi zindagi jee lo.
Main yahan apni tanhai ke saath hi theek hoon.
Khush rehna... kyunki meri toh duniya hi tum thi.
[The last piano note echoes and then total silence...]
