Inaam Lyrics English Translation | Anuv Jain

Maloom hai na hum jaane tumko tumse zyada

[You know that I know you better than you know yourself]

Tumko mila hai wo saalon se jo bhi hai maanga

[You have received everything you have asked for over the years]

Kaise khilono ki ro-roke karte the maange

[How you used to cry and demand toys]

Ik baar mil jaaye, do din mein hi bhool jaate

[Once you got them, you would forget them in two days]

Lekin khilono ke dil to hote hi nahi the

[But toys never had hearts]

Dil to hamara hai, jaane galat kya, sahi yeh

[I have a heart, it knows what is wrong and what is right]

Kitna the chahte par ab tumko yaad na aate hum

[I loved you so much, but now you don't even remember me]

Kya yaad tumko tum humko inaam the kehte?

[Do you remember you used to call me a prize?]

Karte the kitna kuch paane ki chaah mein pehle

[You used to do so much in the desire to get me before]

Ab yeh inaam ka tum pe ilzaam hai, jaanan

[Now this "prize" is an accusation on you, darling]

Dil hai gawah, jeete jabse ho, tumko hai haara

[My heart is witness, ever since you won me, you have lost me]

Cheezein badalti hain, itna humne bhi maana

[Things change, I have accepted this much]

Itna badal jaoge, jaana kisne tha, jaanan

[But who knew you would change this much, darling?]

Jo tha parwana, ab usko hamari parwah na, kyun?

[The one who was a devoted lover, now doesn't care about me, why?]

Dil mein baat kya hai, haan, bolo humse

[What is in your heart, yes, tell me]

Chahta aur kya hai, haan, bolo humse

[What else do you want, yes, tell me]

Kya kami yahan hai, haan, bolo humse na

[What is lacking here, yes, tell me please]

Jo kaha, mila hai, haan, bolo humse

[You got what you asked for, yes, tell me]

Badle mein bhala hai, haan, bolo humse

[Is it good in return? Yes, tell me]

Maanga tumse kya hai, hai maanga zara sa hi

[What have I asked from you? I asked for very little]

Kya hi, kya, haaye

[What even... what... sigh]

Bas jo khat likhe the tumne, unhe padh bhi lo zara

[Just read the letters you wrote once]

Vaade kiye the jo bhi, nibhao na aise kabhi

[The promises you made, fulfill them sometime]

In vaadon ki syahi abhi sookhi hi kahan

[The ink of these promises hasn't even dried yet]

Hai tumhari hi likhai, ya bhoole ho yeh bhi?

[It is your handwriting, or have you forgotten this too?]

Kehne ko "wah-wah, tum phir se inaam ho jeete"

[Just to say "Wow, you have won the prize again"]

Chehre par muskaan par aankhein hain khush na kahin se

[There is a smile on the face, but the eyes aren't happy at all]

Humne kaha tha, "Hum jaane tumko tumse zyada"

[I told you, "I know you better than you know yourself"]

Shayad galat the par itna to humne hai jaana

[Maybe I was wrong, but I have learned this much]

Har wo inaam qadar ke bina hi hai waise

[Every such prize without value/respect is just like...]

Ghar mein padi dhool khaate khilono ke jaise

[...toys gathering dust lying in the house]

Pal bhar behlaayein par dil ko khush na kar paayein ye

[They amuse for a moment but cannot make the heart happy]

Ghar baithe likhta tha dil ki kahani meri

[Sitting at home, I used to write the story of my heart]

Charon taraf thi diwarein, diwano se hi

[There were walls all around, just like for madmen]

Kehta tha, "Ik din jahan hoga hathon mein, haan"

[I used to say, "One day the world will be in my hands, yes"]

Jo tha gumnaamon mein, ab ho inaamo pe bhi

[The one who was anonymous, is now on prizes too]

Qaidi hai, qaid hi hai phir bhi diwaron mein hi

[He is a prisoner, still imprisoned within the walls]

Namumkin khwabon mein nakhush udaanein meri, ah, ah

[My unhappy flights in impossible dreams, ah, ah]