The song as explained from lyricist’s perspective. This romantic sad song deals with pangs of unrequited love. The perspective sung by talented singer like Raja Hasan makes it very intense, effective and enjoyable Ghazal accompanied by great music and wonderful composition. Cherish it while you fully understand and appreciate the metaphors used in every couplet explained in detail here along with meanings of difficult words. 1. भूल जाना तुम मुझे, अपनी भूलों की तरह, तोड़ देना दिल मेरा, तुम उसूलों की तरह, bhuul jaanaa tum mujhe, apnii bhuulo.n kii tarah, to.D denaa dil meraa, tum usuulo.n kii tarah, उसूलों – principles and value system in life The guy advises his girl to forget him like one forgets one’s mistakes pardoning oneself so easily. He tells her to break promises of love like one easily compromises with one’s principles and value system in life. 2. ता'ने तेरे काँटे हैं और दिल फूलों की तरह, मिट ना जाऊँ मैं कहीं इन पतंगों की तरह, taa'ne tere kaa.nTe hai.n aur dil phuulo.n kii tarah, miT naa jaa.uu.n mai.n kahii.n in pata.ngo.n kii tarah, ता'ने – taunts, sarcastic remarks पतंगों – moths, butterflies The guy complains his sweetheart that her taunts are hurting his heart that is as tender and fragile as a flower. He fears that such treatment by her will finish him like butterflies and moths who get destroyed in their whims to pursue roses with thorns and flames of fire. 3. गर मुकम्मल हो जहाँ, तेरा मेरे बिन अगर, फिर गिरा दो मुझ को, कच्ची फ़सीलों की तरह, gar mukammal ho jahaa.n, teraa mere bin agar, phir giraa do mujh ko, kachchii fasiilo.n kii tarah, मुकम्मल - completed, perfected फ़सीलों - wall, parapet The guy dares his girl to move on without him if her life was complete without him and dares her to demolish him like weak parapet walls in that case. 4. साहिलों मुझ को, मिटा दो तुम 'अज़ीज़ों की तरह, तुम मिटा दो, ये निशाँ मेरे, मौजों की तरह, saahilo.n mujh ko, miTa do, tum 'aziizo.n kii tarah, tum miTa do ye nishaa.n mere, maujo.n kii tarah, साहिलों - seashores 'अज़ीज़ों - loved ones Here, seashores stand for loved ones. While sea shore offers refuge from ocean waves, loved ones are supposed to provide relief from pains of life. So, the guy dares seashores, metaphorically his girl, with heavy heart to destroy him, if she wants, like un-supporting relationships do in the time of difficulty in life. The guy painfully and metaphorically tells his girl to destroy him like ocean waves destroy footsteps engraved on seashore sand. 5. प्यार अँधियारों से, होने लगा है मुझ को अब, तुम बुझा दो यूँ मुझे, कुछ इन चराग़ों की तरह, pyaar a.ndhiyaaro.n se, hone lagaa hai mujh ko ab, tum bujhaa do yuu.n mujhe, kuchh in charaaGo.n kii tarah, The guy in deep painful despair says that he has started accepting and falling in love with darkness metaphorically pains of love and life. And, in this deep pain, he tells his girl to destroy, extinguish him like one smothers a lamp. 6. गिर रही शबनम नयन से क्यूँ है आगों की तरह, फिर कसक उठने लगी, यादों से ज़ख़्मों की तरह, gir rahii shabnam nayan se kyuu.n hai aago.n kii tarah, phir kasak uthne lagii, yaado.n se zaKHamo.n kii tarah, शबनम - dew कसक - pain, affliction, pang The guy says dew like tears are burning like fire even though dew is supposed to bring coolness. And, he says that once again pains have started rising in his heart like memories causing pains like wounds do. 7. कर मुझे कामिल या दिल को तू तबाही बख़्श दे, तू छुपा ले दिल में, हम को इन गुनाहों की तरह, kar mujhe kaamil yaa dil ko tuu tabaahii baKHsh de, tuu chhupa le dil me.n, ham ko in gunaaho.n kii tarah, कामिल - complete तबाही - destruction The guy utters while bearing immense pain and dares her to either complete him with her love or destroy him completely without it. Also, he taunts her to hide him in her heart like one hides one’s wrongdoings from people.