sAmnE manzil thI.. peechE thI AwAz uskI.

The destination was ahead. Her voice, behind me.

ruktE thO safar chhoot jAtA. chaltE thO ussE bichad jAthE.

If I stopped, my journey would break. If I continued, I’d be parted from her.

manzil ki bhI hasrat thI aur ussE mohabbat bhI.

I wished to reach my destination, but I loved her, too.

Ey dil, yE bathA mujhkO… uss waqt mein kahAn jAtha?

O, my hear, tell me, Where could I have gone then?

muddat kA safar bhI thA… aur barsOn kI chAhat bhI thI.

It was a long-pending journey… And it was a long-standing love.

rukthE thO bikhar jAthE, chaltE thO dil toot jAthE.

If I stopped, my concentration would be scattered. If I went on, my heart would break.

yUn samajh lO, ki lagI pyA gazab kI thI.. aur pAnI mein bhI zeher thA.

Take it that I had a raging thirst, And the water was poisoned.

pIthE…thO mar jAthE. aur na pIthE thO bhI mar jAthE….

If I drank, I’d die. If I did not drink, I’d die…

Thanks to Santosh Oak for this gem.