The song as explained from lyricist’s perspective. This cinematic, romantic, philosophical vintage style Ghazal with a tinge of Sufism deals with longings arising from reminiscing the past love relationship. This perspective has been splendidly and intensely captured by the entire crew, making it linger in the listener’s memories, spurring a nostalgic journey. It will calm the listener’s nerves with music of so many classic live instruments. It leaves the listener humming the song due to elegant stylistic singing by the accomplished singer effectively expressing the emotions behind every lyric. The lyricist has carefully chosen appeasing words and weaved deeply meaningful figures of speech to bring out the central idea of the poem in a truly enjoyable way. 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. आज सोचा, तो मोहब्बत का सिला याद आया, बारहा मुझ से तेरा, होना ख़फ़ा याद आया, आज तेरा यूँ बिछड़ना, क्यूँ मुझे याद आया, क्यूँ जो आँखों से बरसता, वो समा याद आया, aaj sochaa, to mohabbat ka silaa yaad aayaa, baarhaa mujh se teraa, honaa KHafaa yaad aayaa, aaj teraa yuu.n bichha.Dnaa, kyuu.n mujhe yaad aayaa, kyuu.n jo aa.nkho.n se barastaa, vo samaa yaad aayaa, सिला – reward, compensation बारहा – again and again होना ख़फ़ा – become displeased with someone or on something समा - sky, time, heaven She expresses, when she was ruminating the past, it reminded her of the reward of love she received. She also, mentions some unpleasant memories of him being often displeased with her when they were together. She says, why am I recollecting the scene of your getting separated from me just in a snap and why am I recollecting the scene of my eyes shedding tears similar to sky raining droplets. 2. रात भर नींद ना आई, जो ख़यालों में तेरे, सुब्ह होने पे, वो रातों का ख़ला याद आया, अश्क बन कर ही सही, आँखों में आ जाओ, बन के काजल जो सजा था, वो रुबा याद आया, raat bhar nii.nd naa aa.ii, jo KHayaalo.n me.n tere, subh hone pe, vo raato.n ka KHalaa yaad aayaa, ashk ban kar hi sahii, aa.nkho.n me.n aa jaa.o, ban ke kaajal jo sajaa thaa, vo rubaa yaad aayaa, ख़ला – emptiness काजल - lamp soot appied to eyes for cosmetic purpose रुबा - beloved and penname of the poet Sadly, she says, among the procession of his thoughts, she couldn’t sleep the entire night, and, in the morning, she felt the emptiness of the dark night once again. She, in the depth of emotions of missing him, beseeches him to be in her eyes, doesn’t matter even if it be as tears of sorrow. She further says, he once used to adore her eyes like lamp soot and now she recalls her beloved. 3. पास रहते थे वो क्या वक़्त, क्या वो हर पल था, तब कभी हम को क्यूँ, ना कोई ख़ुदा याद आया, दूर रह कर मैं ने चाहा था तुझे जो इतना, तुझ को, काफ़िर, किया जब याद, ख़ुदा याद आया, paas rahte the vo kyaa vaqt, kyaa vo har pal thaa, tab kabhii ham ko kyuu.n, naa ko.ii KHudaa yaad aayaa, duur rah kar mai.n ne chaahaa thaa tujhe jo itnaa, tujh ko, kaafir, kiyaa jab yaad, KHudaa yaad aayaa, काफ़िर – beloved Here is the tinge of Sufism. She says, the time, the moments, when they were together, were something. Why didn’t she care to remember any God then. At the same time, now that they are far from each other, she still loves him. She tells her beloved, whenever she recalled him, out of pain and anguish of separation, she remembered God. Essentially, like in Sufism, these lines equate the beloved with the almighty God and vice versa. 4. हो के तुझ से जुदा, ग़म के सिवा क्या पाया था, याद आया तू तो ख़्वाबों का कदा याद आया, चीज़ हर एक दिलाती है मुझे याद तेरी, देखा आईना तो फिर चेहरा तेरा याद आया, ho ke tujh se judaa, Gam ke sivaa kyaa paayaa thaa, yaad aayaa tuu to KHvaabo.n kaa kadaa yaad aayaa, chiiz har ek dilaati hai mujhe yaad terii, dekhaa aa.iina to phir chehraa teraa yaad aayaa, कदा - home, abode She confesses, she never got anything other than pain, sorrow and anguish by separating from him and whenever she recalls him, she feels like having recalled that dream home of their togetherness. Now, each and everything reminds her of him, and, to the extent that, even when she looks into the mirror, she sees his reflection in her own image. With this hyperbole, the song slowly fades away with repetition of the hook leaving the listener in deep emotions and lingering taste of beautiful melody woven around great wordings.