It was just her hair, nothing of consequence,
I only longed to rest in its presence,
Why did you think she’d be mine to claim?
To her, I was just a fleeting flame.

ज़ुल्फ़ें ही तो थी, कोई मसला नहीं था 
हमें उनकी छांव में, कोई बसना नहीं था 
तुम्हें क्यों लगा, ता-उम्र वह होगी हमारी 
उसके लिए भी तो मैं, अदना मंज़र ही था।

Zulfen hi to thi, koi masla nahi tha
Humen unki chhanv mein, koi basna nahi tha
Tumhe kyun laga, ta-umr wah hogi hamari
Uske liye bhi to main, adna manzar hi tha.


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