By Qateel Shifai
thak gaya main karte karte yaad tujh ko
ab tujhe main yaad aana chahta hun
ab tujhe main yaad aana chahta hun
“I have worn myself out remembering you — now I want to be the one you remember.”
Romanहिन्दीQateel Shifai
थक गया मैं करते करते याद तुझ को
अब तुझे मैं याद आना चाहता हूँ
अब तुझे मैं याद आना चाहता हूँ
The verse in Devanagari — it carries the authenticity of the original, and every Hindi reader can read it.
♪ Hear the coupletA recitation in a synthesized voice.
The Interpretation
The couplet reverses the usual posture of longing: tired of being the one who always remembers, the speaker now wants to be remembered. It is a quiet plea for love to become mutual — a confession that one-sided devotion, however faithful, eventually wears the heart thin.
For You, Today
If you are always the one reaching, it is fair to want to be reached for — love should not exhaust only one side.
The verse is cherished for naming the fatigue inside long, unanswered devotion.
Themes:LongingLove & Loss
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