Talha Anjum – Downers At Dusk (Lyrics English Translation)

Gham Be Hisaab The
Alag Hain Wafa Ke Zabte

The sorrows were beyond counting.
The rules of loyalty are different for everyone.

Alag Hain Agar Manzilein
To Kyun Na Alag Hi Rakhein Hum Raaste

If our destinations are different,
Then why shouldn’t we walk separate paths as well?

Kyun Na Aaj Se
Mita Dein Ye Kismat Hum Haath Se

Why not start from today?
Let’s erase this fate with our own hands.

Aur Zehan Azaad Ho Yaad Se
Hum Mit Jaayein Jaa Milein Khaak Se

Let the mind be freed from the burden of memories.
May we disappear and become one with the dust.

Tere Shehar Bhi Aaye Par
Safar Se Khatam Na Hue Ye Faasle

I even came to your city,
Yet the journey couldn’t bridge the distance between us.

Zakhm Bhare Na
Bade Beraham Se Pesh Aaye Hain Haadse

The wounds never healed.
Life’s tragedies have been painfully unforgiving.

Baat Se Baat Nikli
Ke Tere Dil Pe Lag Jaaye Meri Baat Koi

One conversation led to another.
Perhaps something I say will touch your heart.

Tu Tootte Taaron Pe Maange Mujhe
Tujhe Mayassar Ho Aisi Raat Koi

May you wish for me upon a falling star.
May fate bless you with such a magical night.

I’ve Been Working A Lot
Likhna Nahi Chhodta

I’ve been working tirelessly.
I never stop writing.

Likhna Hi Tod Hai
Bikte Hain Ye Gaane Laakhon Mein

Writing is my only escape.
These songs sell for huge amounts.

Kya Ye Sab Paise Ka Shor Hai?
Kal Saath Na Honge

But is all this noise really just about money?
Tomorrow we may no longer be together.

Par Yaad To Hogi
Aur Bolo Na Zindagi Kya Hai

But the memories will remain.
Tell me, what is life after all?

Yaadon Ki Mala Hai
Yaadon Ke Ilaawa Kabhi Kuch Baaki Raha Hai

It’s nothing but a garland of memories.
Has anything ever truly remained besides memories?

Kisi Ne Kya Khoob Kaha Hai
Tere Darmiyaan Bas Tu Hi Khada Hai

Someone once said it beautifully.
The only thing standing in your own way is yourself.

Jhukna Zaroori Hai
Usse Zaahir Hota Hai Ke Tu Hi Bada Hai

Learning to bow is essential.
Because humility is what reveals true greatness.

Jise Gaye Hue Khud Se Zamaana Hua
Wo Tum Mein Bhatakta Hai

The one who lost himself long ago,
Now wanders within you.

Main Khud Nahi Hoon
Ye Koi Aur Hai Mujh Mein Jo Tumko Tarasta Hai

I am no longer myself.
Someone else inside me is the one longing for you.

Wujood Ek Tamaasha Tha
Hum Jo Dekhte The Wo Bhi Ek Tamaasha Hai

Existence itself was a spectacle.
Even everything we once witnessed was just another performance.

Hai Mere Dil Ki Guzarish
Ke Mujhe Mat Chhodo

My heart has only one request.
Please don’t leave me.

Ye Jaan Ka Taqaza Hai
Hum Zindagi Dhoondte Dhoondte

My soul desperately needs you.
While searching for life,

Maut Ke Munh Mein Hi Jaate Rahe
Par Hum Thehre Kalakaar

We kept drifting closer to death.
But we are artists after all.

Khoj Mein Bhi Gungunaate Rahe
Aao Na

Even during the search, we never stopped humming our songs.
Come to me.

Ke Tum Hi To Ho Jeene Ki Wajah
Ke Baithe Baithe Kar Hi Di Subah

You’re the very reason I keep living.
Just thinking of you turned the night into morning.

Na Tu Aaya Na Hi Tera Hai Pata
Hmm-Mm

Yet neither did you come, nor do I know where you are.
Hmm…

Sahiba
Main Lene Aaya Hoon Teri Khabar

My beloved.
I’ve come only to know how you are.

Tu Dekh Le Jo Ab Meri Taraf
To Ho Khatam Meri Bhi Ye Saza

If only you’d look at me once.
Maybe this punishment of mine would finally end.

Hmm-Mm

Hmm…

Tum Meri Yaadon Mein Saath Ho
Tum Jaake Bhi Mere Paas Ho

You remain beside me in every memory.
Even after leaving, you still feel close.

Tumhare Hi Dam Se Zinda
Mar Gaya Jo Tumse Fursat Ho

I’m alive only because of you.
The moment you’re gone from my thoughts, a part of me dies.

Tum Meri Kitaabon Ki Tarah Ho
Tum Saamne Ho Lekin Band Ho

You’re like the books I treasure.
You’re right before me, yet closed off.

Ye Dil Kyun Iraadon Ke Jaisa Nahi
Ke Toote Nahi Abhi Tak Wo

Why isn’t this heart like firm determination,
That it still refuses to break?

Maine Jo Chaha Wo Paaya Hai
Hunar Se Ghar Bhi Chalaya Hai

I’ve achieved what I dreamed of.
My talent has also provided for my family.

Umr Se Farq Nahi Padta
Bada Wo Hai Jisne Banke Dikhaya Hai

Age doesn’t define greatness.
Great is the one who proves it through actions.

Music Haraam Wo Bole
Phir Mere Upar Kis Khuda Ka Saaya Hai?

They say music is forbidden.
Then whose divine blessing watches over me?

Ghadi Naraaz
Wo Khadi Naraaz Ke

Even time itself seems upset.
She stands there angry,

Music Pe Kyun Itna Time Lagaya Hai?

Wondering why I devoted so much of my life to music.

Khwaab To Khwaab Hain
Unka Poora Hona Koi Zaroori To Nahi Hai

Dreams are only dreams.
They aren’t guaranteed to come true.

Khwaahish To Khwaahish Hai
Aakhir Zindagi Bhi Koi Majboori To Nahi Hai

A desire is simply a desire.
After all, life itself isn’t meant to be lived as a helpless obligation.

Mujhe Gham De
Sog De
Le Ja Ye Dil
Beshak Ise Tod De

Give me sorrow.
Give me grief.
Take this heart away.
If you wish, break it completely.

Wo Mohabbat Hai Kya Jo Tum Chhod Aaye
Wo Mohabbat To Nahi Agar Chhod Gaye

Can you really call it love if you walked away from it?
If you could leave it behind, perhaps it was never love at all.

Tum Hi Guroor Thi
Tum Mein Hi Noor Tha
Tum Bhi Bezaar Thi
Main Bhi Majboor Tha

You were my greatest pride.
Your presence was my light.
You too had grown weary.
And I too was helpless.

Ye Bhi Ek Daur Hai
Wo Bhi Ek Daur Tha
Ye Teri Khaamoshi To Kya Wo Shor Tha

This is just another phase of life.
That was another chapter altogether.
If this is your silence, then was that former chaos ever real?

Jise Tu Mili Wo Koi Aur Tha
Par Apna Milna Bhi Ab Mauza

The one you eventually found was someone else.
And perhaps our meeting too has now become just another passing chapter.

Main To Gaanon Mein Zindagi Gaata Hoon
Kya Pata Tumhe Pasand Ho Kaun Sa

I pour my entire life into my songs.
Who knows which one of them might reach your heart?

Aao Na
Ke Tum Hi To Ho Jeene Ki Wajah

Come to me.
You’re the very reason I keep living.

Ke Baithe Baithe Kar Hi Di Subah
Na Tu Aaya Na Hi Tera Hai Pata

Just thinking of you turned the night into morning.
Yet neither did you come, nor do I know where you are.

Hmm-Mm

Hmm…

Sahiba
Main Lene Aaya Hoon Teri Khabar

My beloved.
I’ve come only to know how you are.

Tu Dekh Le Jo Ab Meri Taraf
To Ho Khatam Meri Bhi Ye Saza

If only you’d look at me once.
Maybe this punishment of mine would finally end.

Hmm-Mm

Hmm…