Mukesh - Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shaayar Hoon (Kabhie Kabhie)

main pal do pal ka shaayar huun	I'm a poet only for a second or two;
pal do pal merii kahaanii hai	my story will be over in a few seconds.
pal do pal merii hanstii hai	My laughter is only for a moment or two;
pal do pal merii jawaanii hai	my youth will be over in a few moments.
main pal do pal ka shaayar huun	I'm a poet only for a second or two.
mujhse pahale kitne shaayar aaye aur aakar chale gaye	Many poets came before me, and after coming, departed;
kuchh aahen bharkar lauT gaye	some went filled with sighs,
kuchh nagme gaakar chale gaye	and some went singing songs.
voh bhii ek pal ka qissa tha	They were only the story of a moment in time;
main bhii ek pal ka qissa huun	I too am only the story of a moment.
kal tumse judaa ho jaa'uunga	Tomorrow I will be separated from you,
voh aaj tumhaara hissa huun	but for today, I'm a part of you.
main pal do pal ka shaayar huun	I'm a poet of a moment or two, no more.
kal aur aa'enge nagmon kii	Tomorrow new songs will arrive,
khiltii kaliyaan chunnevaale	freshly bloomed blossoms to be plucked.
mujhse behatar kahanevaale	There will be better storytellers than me,
tumse behatar sunnevaale	and better listeners than you.
kal koii mujhko yaad kare	Tomorrow, someone might remember me;
kyon koii mujhko yaad kare	but why should anyone remember me?
masaruuf zamaana mere li'e	For my sake, why should this busy world
kyon vaqt apna barbaad kare	waste its time?
main pal do pal ka shaayar huun	I'm a poet only for a moment or two.