Because when everything else changed,
You stayed just the same.

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किसी की चाहत थी वो रात,
किसी के लिए राहत थी वो रात,

पर उस चाँद की तुलना ना करना हुज़ूर,

जिसकी इबादत थी वो रात।।

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And then her playlist had all his favorite songs.

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But only if you ever knew,
the meaning of all your words

But only if you ever knew,
the pain in flight of your birds

But only if you ever knew,
the chaos you cause

But only if you ever knew,
weight of all your explanations ending with because

But only if you ever knew,
you are her favorite verse of the song

But only if you ever knew,
the way you treat her is so wrong

But only if you ever knew,
the reasons for her to stay

But only if you ever knew,
she had more for choosing a different way

But only if you ever knew,
she is just another normal girl with a dream of magical world

But only if you ever knew,
she stays up late hours in her thoughts curled

But only if you ever knew,
you are the moon of her darkest night

But only if you ever knew,
she is still trying to make it right.

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Somewhere between his lines,
she found her words.— % &

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साल बदला था,
उसकी कहानी के किरदार नहीं।।

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And she fell in love with
his idea of love.

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क्या तुम्हें बिन बताए,
रब से माँगना गलत हैं??

क्या तुम्हें बिन जताए,
यू ही चाहना...
गलत हैं??


क्या...

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"so moon or stars?"


"you"
she replied.

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कभी पूरी,
कभी अधूरी थी,
पर कहानी मेरी थी।

कुछ बेबुनियाद,
कुछ जरूरी थी,
कहानी मेरी थी।

किसी की ना,
किसी की मंजूरी थी,
कहानी मेरी थी।

कहीं नज़दीकी,
कहीं बहुत दूरी थी,
कहानी मेरी थी।

कोई हक़ीक़त खुशामदीद,
कोई महज़ मजबूरी थी,

पर कहानी मेरी थी।।।

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