[Intro: Rain ambience. Soft piano, flute, violin.]
[Male Verse 1]
Khidki ke paas khada hoon, sheeshe pe nasha-e-barish,
Dil ke kone mein aaj bhi ek dard jeeta hai.
Late train ka saya, office ki jalti light,
Khule rahe jo khat, jawab jo maangte rahe raat.
Tere naam ke un calls ko, kabhi na utha paaya,
Sapno ki manzil ke liye, maine tumhe chhod diya.
[Female Response (faint, like echo with reverb)]
Yaad hai mujhe woh shaam, jab tum hamesha der se aaye,
Maine bag bandh liya tha, platform pe khadi reh gayi.
Chhatri tumhari gayi, main bheeg gayi, dupatta geela tha,
Chai ki khushboo, khidki ka dhuan, tumhara coat zameen par.
[Male Chorus]
Yaadein barsaat mein, tera chehra aata hai,
Raat ke andheron mein, tera saaya satata hai.
Late train ki taang, office ki roshni, sab yaad aata hai,
Yaadein barsaat mein, tera chehra aata hai.
[Female Chorus (overlapping, distant echo then closer)]
Tumne jo chhoda tha, woh sirf mera haath nahi,
Woh khamosh raaste, woh adhoori baatein bhi thi.
Maine jo liya tha faisla, platform pe khadi hui,
Phir bhi yaadon mein, tumhara hi naam jaga hai.
[Male Verse 2]
Raat ke ujale mein, tumhara letter khula pada tha,
Ek kurta, ek taza chai ki pyali, aur tumhara perfume.
Unanswered toote waade, kal ke sapne adhoore,
Maine jeena seekha, par tumse jeetna bhool gaya.
Kuchh aise pal the—raat bhar office ki light,
Tumhara khayal, khidki pe ban gaya mehl-e-kalaam.
[Female Response]
Maine bhi rooth kar gaya tha, par karna tha aise hi,
Bag mein tumhara scarf, platform par akeli si chali gayi.
Missed umbrella, bheegte pair, ticket ki katin line,
Main woh khamosh sawal hoon, jo tumse kabhi poocha na gaya.
Kya tumhara sapna mere bina, zyada gehra tha?
Ya tumhari khwahishon mein, mera pyar chhupa tha?
[Pre-chorus: violin swell, tabla enters softly]
(Male) Agar wakt ko palat pai, main har raah badal deta,
(Female) Agar sitaron se baat hoti, main tumhe rok leti.
[Sitar Interlude with rising motif; tabla slow tihai]
[Duet Chorus - full strings, tabla pulse]
(Male) Yaadein barsaat mein, tera chehra aata hai,
(Female) Yaadein barsaat mein, tera dhadkan sunai deti hai.
(Both) Khidki pe pani ke nakshe, tumhare naam likhe hue,
Yaadein barsaat mein, tera chehra aata hai.
[Bridge - sparse, piano + sitar, male then female answers]
(Male) Main yaad karta hoon—raat ki roshni, tumhari chhap,
Late train, khat adhoora, office ki wo jalti lamp.
(Female) Aur main kehti hoon—tumse zyada, waqt ne humko tod diya,
Bag pack karte hue, main muskurayi thi par dar thi.
[Tightened Bridge - rising tension]
(Male) Kya sach mein maine chuna sapna, ya bhaga khud se?
(Female) Kya tumne dekha tha mera chehra, ya sirf khwab ka saya?
[Final Chorus - full orchestration, violin counter-melody]
(Male) Yaadein barsaat mein, tera chehra aata hai,
(Female) Yaadein barsaat mein, teri awaaz pukarta hai.
(Both) Late train, chhatri bhuli, geela dupatta, khidki ka dhuan,
Yaadein barsaat mein, tera chehra aata hai.
[Outro: soft piano, flute; female voice like an echo]
(Male, softly) Agar main palat ke aaun... ek khidki khol doon,
(Female, echoi
