vo jo ham men tum men qarar tha tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
vahi yaani vaada nibah ka tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
the love that ‘tween us used to be, you may, may not recall
those promises of constancy, you may, may not recall
vo jo lutf mujh pe the beshtar vo karam ki tha mire haal par
mujhe sab hai yaad zara zara tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
those favours that you did bestow, the kindness that you once did show
I can recall them all somehow, you may, may not recall
vo nae gile vo shikayaten vo maze maze ki hikayaten
vo har ek baat pe ruthna tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
new complaints each every night, stories so full of delight
at every word your feigning slight, you may, may not recall
kabhi baithe sab men jo ru-ba-ru to isharaton hi se guftugu
vo bayan shauq ka barmala tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
sitting in midst of company, talking in gestures openly
that expression of love publicly, you may, may not recall
hue ittifaq se gar baham to vafa jatane ko dam-ba-dam
gila-e-malamat-e-aqriba tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
if face to face we chanced to be, to constantly prove loyalty
those plaints of folks’ rebukes to me, you may, may not recall
koi baat aisi agar hui ki tumhare ji ko buri lagi
to bayan se pahle hi bhulna tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
a word of mine if were to be, which hurt you to any degree
forgetting it most instantly, you may, may not recall
kabhi ham men tum men bhi chaah thi kabhi ham se tum se bhi raah thi
kabhi ham bhi tum bhi the ashna tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
friendship twixt us once used to be, a path there was from you to me
once “I” and “you” were not, but we, you may, may not recall
suno zikr hai kai saal ka ki kiya ik aap ne vaada tha
so nibahane ka to zikr kya tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
Long past though it appears to be,there was something you promised me
to fulfil each vow truthfully, you may, may not recall
kaha main ne baat vo kothe ki mire dil se saaf utar gai
to kaha ki jaane miri bala tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
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vo bigadna vasl ki raat ka vo na manna kisi baat ka
vo nahin nahin ki har aan ada tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
you getting angry when we met, at everything getting upset
your nay saying I can’t forget, you may, may not recall
jise aap ginte the ashna jise aap kahte the ba-vafa
main vahi huun ‘momin’-e-mubtala tumhen yaad ho ki na yaad ho
the one you once held close to you, the one whom once you deemed as true
I am that distressed Momin, blue, you may, may not recall
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