chāhtā huuñ ki bhuul jā.ūñ tumheñchahta hun ki bhool jaun tumhein
chāhtā huuñ ki bhuul jā.ūñ tumheñ aur ye sab darīcha-hā-e-ḳhayāl
jo tumhārī hī samt khulte haiñ band kar duuñ kuchh is tarah ki yahāñ
yaad kī ik kiran bhī aa na sake chāhtā huuñ ki bhuul jā.ūñ tumheñ
aur ḳhud bhī na yaad aa.uuñ tumheñ jaise tum sirf ik kahānī thiiñ
jaise maiñ sirf ik fasāna thā
I want to forget you and all these windows of thought
that open only towards you I want to close them in such a way
that not even a ray of memory can come I want to forget you
and not even be remembered by you as if you were just a story
as if I were just a tale