ai dil tamam nafa hai sauda-e-ishq mein
ek jaan ka ziyan hai so aisa ziyan nahin

bechain bahut phirna ghabrae hue rahna
ek aag si jazbon ki dahkae hue rahna

chhalkae hue chalna khushbu lab-e-lalin ki
ek bagh sa sath apne mahkae hue rahna [...]

kuchh ishq kiya kuchh kaam kiya
wo log bahut khush-qismat the

jo ishq ko kaam samajhte the
ya kaam se aashiqi karte the [...]

tumhaari yaad ke jab zakhm bharne lagte hain
kisi bahane tumhein yaad karne lagte hain

donon jahan teri mohabbat mein haar ke
wo ja raha hai koi shab-e-gham guzar ke

having lost out both the worlds in his love for you
having spent a night of sorrow someone bids adieu [...]

wo jo hum mein tum mein qarar tha tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho
wahi yani wada nibah ka tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho

the love that 'tween us used to be, you may, may not recall
those promises of constancy, you may, may not recall [...]