\startsong
\stitle{to.D kar uThe hai.n jaam-o-shiishaa-o-paimaanaa ham}
\singers{Ravish Siddiqui #1}
\printtitle
#indian

to.D kar uThe hai.n jaam-o-shiishaa-o-paimaanaa ham
kis se kah de.n aaj raaz-e-gardish-e-mastaanaa ham

%[jaam-o-shiishaa-o-paimaanaa = bottles and glasses of wine]
%[raaz-e-gardish-e-mastaanaa = secret of the cycle of madness]

bijaliyaa.N ruuposh tuufaa.N dam baKud saharaa Kaamosh
jaa rahe hai.n kis taraf ai laGzish-e-mastaanaa ham

%[ruuposh = hidden; baKud = stunned; saharaa = desert]
%[laGzish-e-mastaanaa = drunken stagger]

zi.ndagii ik mustaqil sharah-e-tamannaa thii magar
umr bhar terii tamannaa se rahe begaanaa ham

%[mustaqil = continuous/never-ending]

tujh me.n bhii kuchh hosh-ma.ndaanaa adaaye.N aa ga_ii.n
tujh se bhii ab badagumaa.N hai.n ai dil-e-diivaanaa ham

Kushk aa.Nkhe.n dil shikastaa ruuh tanhaa lab Kaamosh
bastiyo.n se dekhate hai.n suurat-e-viiraanaa ham

%[shikaastaa = defeated]

ham tak ab aaye na aaye daur-e-paimaanaa "Ravish"
mutama_in baiThe hai.n zer-e-saayaa-e-maiKaanaa ham

%[mutama_in = content]

#endindian
\endsong