About this song
Kabhi Jo Main Ishq Likhu Lyrics
There’s a quiet sadness in Ali & Shjr’s “Heer” because it is about loving someone even after things between you have started to change. Written by Talat Kazmi and produced by Haider Ali, the song was released on January 30, 2025. The Heer-Ranjha reference adds a romantic touch, but what really comes through in the lyrics is the feeling of missing someone, holding on to the memories you still have and wondering if that person feels anything for you anymore
“Kabhi jo main ishq likhun, teri tasveer bane” immediately shows how deeply he has associated love with her. Whenever he thinks of ishq, he sees her. Then he says, “Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane,” imagining the two of them as Heer and Ranjha. It is a simple wish, really. He wants her to be his person, and he wants to believe they could have a story worth holding on to. When he says, “Chahun tere haathon se meri taqdeer bane,” it feels like he is leaving his future in her hands because he wants her to be part of it
But then you can feel that something has gone wrong. “Pehle si baat nahi, kya main tujhe yaad nahi?” sounds like someone who has started noticing the distance but still does not want to believe it. He knows she has changed, or maybe the relationship has, and he cannot help wondering whether she even thinks about him anymore. He also keeps going back to that one painful memory, “Woh tera kehna ki tu mujhko chaahta nahi.” Hearing that from someone you love can stay with you for a long time, and the next line, “Dil bhi main pesh karun, tu agar teer bane,” shows just how helpless he feels. He knows she can hurt him, but he is still ready to give her his heart
Later, instead of trying to figure everything out himself, he simply asks her to be honest. “Ya sach mein bata de, tu chaahti hai kya hona juda?” feels like a genuine plea for an answer. Maybe the relationship is already falling apart, but he still wants to hear from her whether she really wants to leave. And when he asks, “Kya baaqi hai ab bhi tere, jaan-e-jaan, dil mein jagah?” he is really asking whether he still matters to her at all
You can also see how much her absence has started affecting him. “Aisi koi raat nahi jismein na yaad teri” says that he cannot even get through a night without thinking about her. He has carried her into his everyday life so deeply that being without her now feels unnatural. “Bin tere jaane kyun muskurata nahi” makes that even clearer. He is not just sad when he thinks of her. He has stopped feeling like himself
The last verse brings the Heer-Ranjha imagery back with “Khud ko main baandh loon, ‘gar jo tu zanjeer bane.” There is something almost painful about the way he says it. Even if loving her means being tied down, he is still willing to stay. He would rather carry that attachment than pretend he can simply walk away
That is really what “Heer” comes down to. It is not only about romance. It is about what happens when you still love someone after the relationship has started slipping away. You remember the good parts, replay the things they said, look for some sign that they still care and, somewhere inside, keep hoping there is still a place for you in their heart
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Original: Kabhi jo main ishq likhun, teri tasveer bane
Translation: Whenever I write about love, your picture takes shape
Original: Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
Translation: I’d happily be Ranjha, if you became my Heer
Original: Chahun tere haathon se meri taqdeer bane
Translation: I want my fate to be shaped by your hands
Original: Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
Translation: I’d happily be Ranjha, if you became my Heer
Original: Pehle si baat nahi, kya main tujhe yaad nahi?
Translation: Things don’t feel the same anymore, don’t you remember me?
Original: Kyunki tu ro leti, teri har baat sahi
Translation: You end up crying, and somehow, everything you say feels right
Original: Woh manzar ab bhi aankhon se jaata nahi
Translation: That moment still hasn’t left my eyes
Original: Woh tera kehna ki tu mujhko chaahta nahi
Translation: The way you told me that you don’t love me
Original: Dil bhi main pesh karun, tu agar teer bane
Translation: I’d even offer you my heart, if you were the one to pierce it
Original: Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
Translation: I’d happily be Ranjha, if you became my Heer
Original: Chahun tere haathon se meri taqdeer bane
Translation: I want my fate to be shaped by your hands
Original: Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
Translation: I’d happily be Ranjha, if you became my Heer
Original: Rabb jaane ya tu jaane, humraah dil tujhko maane
Translation: Only God knows, or maybe you do, but my heart still chooses you
Original: Auron ki baaton mein na aa, haaye
Translation: Don’t let other people’s words get to you, oh
Original: Gham koi bhi na sunta yahan pe, duniya bas deti taane
Translation: No one here really listens to anyone’s pain, the world only knows how to taunt
Original: Ghairon pe kar na sab ayaan
Translation: Don’t go telling strangers everything about us
Original: Ya sach mein bata de, tu chaahti hai kya hona juda?
Translation: Just tell me honestly, do you really want us to part ways?
Original: Kya baaqi hai ab bhi tere, jaan-e-jaan, dil mein jagah?
Translation: Is there still a place for me in your heart, my love?
Original: Aisi koi raat nahi jismein na yaad teri
Translation: There isn’t a single night when I don’t think of you
Original: Kaise na tu dil mein base, yeh hai jaayedaad teri
Translation: How could you not live in my heart? It belongs to you
Original: Bin tere jaane kyun muskurata nahi
Translation: Why is it that I can’t smile without you?
Original: Hasna toh ab chaah ke bhi aata nahi
Translation: Even when I try, I just can’t seem to laugh anymore
Original: Khud ko main baandh loon, ‘gar jo tu zanjeer bane
Translation: I’d let myself be bound, if you were the chain
Original: Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
Translation: I’d happily be Ranjha, if you became my Heer
Original: Chahun tere haathon se meri taqdeer bane
Translation: I want my fate to be shaped by your hands
Original: Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
Translation: I’d happily be Ranjha, if you became my Heer
Kabhi jo main ishq likhun, teri tasveer bane
Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
Chaahun tere haathon se meri taqdeer bane
Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
Pehle si baat nahi, kya main tujhe yaad nahi?
Kyunki tu ro leti, teri har baat sahi
Woh manzar ab bhi aankhon se jaata nahi
Woh tera kehna ki tu mujhko chaahta nahi
Dil bhi main pesh karun, tu agar teer bane
Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
Chaahun tere haathon se meri taqdeer bane
Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
Rabb jaane ya tu jaane, humraah dil tujhko maane
Auron ki baaton mein na aa, haaye
Gham koi bhi na sunta yahan pe, duniya bas deti taane
Ghairon pe kar na sab ayaan
Ya sach mein bata de, tu chaahti hai kya hona juda?
Kya baaqi hai ab bhi tere, jaan-e-jaan, dil mein jagah?
Aisi koi raat nahi jismein na yaad teri
Kaise na tu dil mein base, yeh hai jaayedaad teri
Bin tere jaane kyun muskurata nahi
Hasna toh ab chaah ke bhi aata nahi
Khud ko main baandh loon, ‘gar jo tu zanjeer bane
Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
Chaahun tere haathon se meri taqdeer bane
Haske main Ranjha banun, jo tu meri Heer bane
कभी जो मैं इश्क़ लिखूँ, तेरी तस्वीर बने
हँसके मैं राँझा बनूँ, जो तू मेरी हीर बने
चाहूँ तेरे हाथों से मेरी तक़दीर बने
हँसके मैं राँझा बनूँ, जो तू मेरी हीर बने
पहले सी बात नहीं, क्या मैं तुझे याद नहीं?
क्योंकि तू रो लेती, तेरी हर बात सही
वो मंज़र अब भी आँखों से जाता नहीं
वो तेरा कहना कि तू मुझको चाहता नहीं
दिल भी मैं पेश करूँ, तू अगर तीर बने
हँसके मैं राँझा बनूँ, जो तू मेरी हीर बने
चाहूँ तेरे हाथों से मेरी तक़दीर बने
हँसके मैं राँझा बनूँ, जो तू मेरी हीर बने
रब जाने या तू जाने, हमराह दिल तुझको माने
औरों की बातों में ना आ, हाय
ग़म कोई भी ना सुनता यहाँ पे, दुनिया बस देती ताने
ग़ैरों पे कर ना सब अयाँ
या सच में बता दे, तू चाहती है क्या होना जुदा?
क्या बाकी है अब भी तेरे, जान-ए-जां, दिल में जगह?
ऐसी कोई रात नहीं जिसमें ना याद तेरी
कैसे ना तू दिल में बसे, ये है जायदाद तेरी
बिन तेरे जाने क्यों मुस्कुराता नहीं
हँसना तो अब चाह के भी आता नहीं
खुद को मैं बाँध लूँ, गर जो तू ज़ंजीर बने
हँसके मैं राँझा बनूँ, जो तू मेरी हीर बने
चाहूँ तेरे हाथों से मेरी तक़दीर बने
हँसके मैं राँझा बनूँ, जो तू मेरी हीर बने
