Koraa kaagaz thaa, ye man meraa
Likh liyaa naam, is pe teraa
Sunaa aagan thaa jeevan meraa
Bas gayaa pyaar jis pe teraa
Ṭooṭ naa jaaye sapne, mai dartaa hoo
Nis din sapnȯ me, dekhaa kartaa hoo
Nainaa kajaraare, matavaare ye ishaare
Khaali darpan thaa, ye man meraa
Rach gayaa, roop is me teraa
Chain gavaayaa maine, nidiyaa gavaaee
Saaree saaree raat jaagu, dȯȯ mai duhaaee
Kahoo kyaa mai aage, nehaa laage jeee naa laage
Koee dushaman thaa, ye man meraa
Ban gayaa mit jaa ke teraa
Baago me phoolo ke, khilne se pahle
Tere mere naino ke, milne se pahle
Kahaa kee ye baate, mulaakaate aisee raate
Ṭuṭaa taaraa thaa, ye man meraa
Ban gayaa, chaand hoke teraa
My heart was a blank paper, but you scribed your name right there. My life was like an empty (barren) land, your love settled in right there.
I fear that my dreams will shatter. I see you every day in my dreams. These beautiful eyes, these intoxicating glances. My mind was an empty mirror; in which your beauty manifested.
I lost my peace, I lost my sleep; all night I stayed up praying. What else can I say? I am in love. My mind was an enemy to me; it became a friend to you.
In the gardens, before the flowers bloomed before our eyes met, how could such things exist? Such meetings, these sorts of nights? My mind was a falling star; once yours, it became the moon.
Aradhana (1969); Singers: Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
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