Chalo Ek Bar Phir Se Poem by Syed Ahmed Shah

Chalo Ek Bar Phir Se (Sahir Ludhianvi)

Let us be strangers again, you and I…

I shall no longer harbour any hope of affection from you
Nor should you look this way with forbidden eyes
My words should no longer betray the trembling in my heart
Nor your glances should reveal the storm inside
Come lets us be strangers again…

Something holds you back from entering the room
This vision, I am told, is no longer mine
The indiscretions of my past are now my companions
Shadows of those spent nights follow you too
Come lets us be strangers again…

When familiarity becomes a malaise it is better be forgotten
When a relationship becomes a burden it is better be broken
The saga that is impossible to be brought to its end
Should be abandoned at a beautiful curve on the road…
Let us be strangers again, you and I…

(Translated by Syed Ahmed Shah)