Kora Kaagaz

Kora Kaagaz



kora kaagaz tha yeh man mera My mind was blank paper;
likh liyaa naam is pe tera I wrote your name on it.
suunaa aa.ngan thaa jivvan mera My life was an empty courtyard,
bas gaya pyaar jis pe tera in which your love settled.
TuuT na jaa'e sapne mai.n Darta huu.n I fear that my dreams will shatter.
nit din sapno.n me.n dekha karta huu.n I see you every day in my dreams.
TuuT na jaa'e sapne mai.n Darta huu.n I fear that my dreams will shatter.
nit din sapno.n me.n dekha karta huu.n I see you every day in my dreams,
naina kajaraare matvaare ye ishaare these kajol-filled eyes, these intoxicating glances.
khaalii darpaN thaa yeh man mera My mind was an empty mirror
rach gaya ruup is me.n tera in which your beauty manifested.
kora kaagaz tha yeh man mera My mind was blank paper;
likh liyaa naam is pe tera I wrote your name on it.
chain ga.nvaaya mai.n ne ni.ndiyaa ga.nvaa'ii I lost my peace, I lost my sleep;
saarii saarii raath jaaguu.n duu.n mai.n duhaa'ii all night I stay up praying.
kahuu.n kya mai.n aage nehaa laage jii na laage What else can I say? I am in love.
koii dushman tha yeh man mera My mind was an enemy to me;
ban gaya miit jaake tera it became a friend to you.
kora kaagaz tha yeh man mera My mind was blank paper;
likh liyaa naam is pe tera I wrote your name on it.
baago.n me.n phuulo.n ke khilne se pahale In the gardens, before the flowers bloomed,
tere mere naino.n ke milne se pahale before our eyes met,
kahaa.n kii yeh baate.n how could such things exist?
mulaaqaate.n such meetings,
aisii rate.n these sorts of nights?
TuuTa taara tha yeh man mera My mind was a falling star;
ban gaya chaa.nd hoke tera once yours, it became the moon.
kora kaagaz tha yeh man mera My mind was blank paper;
likh liyaa naam is pe tera I wrote your name on it.