ik raat dil-jalon ko

1 / 1: Couplet

ik raat dil-jalon ko yeh aish-e-visaal de

phir chaahe aasmaan

jahannam mein Daal de

grant the heart-broken

a night of the joy of union

then cast the skies into hell,

if you so wish

Jalal Lakhnavi (4)

raat (9)

night

dil (96)

heart

aish (6)

fun, frolic

visaal (4)

union, meeting

aasmaan (14)

sky

jahannam (2)

hell

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