Verse 1:
Tu paas hai mere, par woh saya hai tera,
Jo chhoo na sakun, bas mehsoos karun har pehar.
Yeh kaisi ruswai hai, yeh kaisa hai samaa?
Jism toh yahaan hai, par rooh kahin lapata.
Har saans mein teri khushboo ka ghoot hai,
Yeh zindagi nahi, bas ek toota hua jhoot hai.
Main mar hi jaata, jo paas hoti tu sach mein,
Ab jeeta hoon sirf, taaki mar na paaun bas yahi zikr hai.
Pre-Chorus:
Honton pe dard ka lamha-lamha hai naam tera,
Ab har dua saza ban gayi hai meri.
Aankhon mein nami ka thehra hua samandar,
Khamoshi ka shor ab hai ghar ke andar.
Khud ko hi kosun, main khud ko hi pukaarun,
Har khushi meri kho gayi hai.
Chorus:
Saiyaara, tu toh badal gayi hai,
Mera har ek pal, ab toota hua hai.
Woh mausam nahi, yeh dil zakhmi hai mera,
Jahaan tu nahi, wahaan sab rootha hua hai.
Tu meri manzil thi, ab safar be-nishaan,
Har raasta andhera, har subah bezubaan.
(Post-Chorus - Slight pause, Cello entry)
Verse 2:
Woh hasi mein teri, meri sazaayein suni thi,
Tere ishq ki dor se yeh zindagi buni thi.
Ab har kahani teri, ek khaali kitaab bani hai,
Jismein likhi thi woh, woh raakh bani hai.
Woh lamhe nahi, woh qarz hain mujh par baaki,
Har yaad ek gehra zakhm hai, jo bhar na saka kabhi.
Palkon ke neeche ek neend chupi hai shayad,
Par tera khayal use aane nahi deta.
Bridge:
Bata de mujhe, main kaise bhula doon?
Woh beete dino ki jalti hui kitaabein.
Kyun mere hisse mein yeh veerani aayi?
Kyun har raat mere sapno ko jalayi?
Tu duniya bana le, main bikhar hi jaaunga,
Tere bina toh kuch na rahoonga ab, bas dhool ban jaaunga.
Chorus:
Saiyaara, tu toh badal gayi hai,
Mera har ek pal, ab toota hua hai.
Woh mausam nahi, yeh dil zakhmi hai mera,
Jahaan tu nahi, wahaan sab rootha hua hai.
(Outro - Fading Acoustic Guitar and Cello with soft, whispered male voice)
...Saiyaara... rootha hua hai...
