nigaho ko tere jalve ki aas rahti hai
ha tere bagair tabiyat udas rahti hai
ab aa bhi ja ja ki tera, intjar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja ki tera, intjar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja ki tera, intjar kab se hai
tere liye mera dil bekrar kab se hai
tere liye mera dil bekrar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja aa bhi ja

aaye the isi sahar me, hum naaj uthane ke liye
kya khabar hum yaha tarsenge pani ke liye
berukhi are berukhi teri
garibo ki khaza ban jayegi
sahar ki jo bhi gali hai kar bala ban jayegi
ki dhun me
ki dhun me har ek dindaar kab se hai
ki dhun me har ek dindaar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja ja ke tera, intjar kab se hai
tere liye mera dil bekrar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja aa bhi ja

kitne dil bekal is ruthi huyi kal ke liye
kis kadar damyantiya baithi hai ek nal ke liye
luta luta sa sabhi ka singar kab se hai
luta luta sa sabhi ka singar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja ki tera, intjar kab se hai
tere liye mera dil bekrar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja aa bhi ja

tu jo aa jaye to jalvo ko nikharna aa jaye
tu jo aa jaye to
haaye reshami julfo ko bal kha ke bikhrana aa jaye
reshami julfo ko
najnino ki nigaaho me lachak aa jaye
ishq ke nek irado me chamak aa jaye
mohabbato ka
mohabbato ka jaha sau gavar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja ki tera, intjar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja ki tera, intjar kab se hai
tere liye mera dil bekraar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja aa bhi ja

do kadam chalta nahi tu hum fakiro ke liye
satavi manjil pe chadta hai amiro ke liye
unke kutte bhi nahate hai nirali shaan se
aur yaha pine ka pani dur hai insaan se
dhani ki jeet haye
dhani ki jeet garibo ki haar kab se hai
dhani ki jeet garibo ki haar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja ki tera, intjar kab se hai
tere liye mera dil bekrar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja aa bhi ja

raham kar jalim humari naukari par raham kar
khud se jo milti nahi us naukari par raham kar
ishq per karta nahi to husn hi par raham kar
hindu muslim sikh isai kisi par raham kar
raham kar raham kar, raham kar raham kar
lagi huyi yaha, lagi huyi yaha
sabki katar kab se hai
lagi huyi yaha sabki katar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja ki tera, intjar kab se hai
ab aa bhi ja aa bhi ja
are are nahi aayega chalo chalo

My gaze yearns, a thirst for Your light,
Without You, my spirit drowns in night.
Come, arrive, for Your waiting's long begun,
For You, my heart, a restless, aching sun.
Come, arrive, Oh, come.

We came to this city, to bask in Your grace,
Unknowing, we'd thirst, in this desolate space.
Your indifference, ah, Your cold, cold hand,
Turns to poverty this promised land.
Each city street, a curse it will embrace,
Lost in a melody, a devotee's pace,
Lost in a melody, for how long has it been?
Come, arrive, for Your waiting's long begun,
For You, my heart, a restless, aching sun.
Come, arrive, Oh, come.

How many hearts, in a tomorrow that's ceased,
Like Damayanti, for a single, longed-for peace?
All beauty wasted, since when has it stayed?
All beauty wasted, since when has it stayed?
Come, arrive, for Your waiting's long begun,
For You, my heart, a restless, aching sun.
Come, arrive, Oh, come.

If You but came, beauty would bloom anew,
If You but came,
Those silken locks, in graceful waves would flow,
Those silken locks,
In lovers' eyes, a gentle sway would gleam,
In love's pure vows, a brilliant, hopeful beam.
The world of love,
In ignorance, the world has long since teemed?
Come, arrive, for Your waiting's long begun,
Come, arrive, for Your waiting's long begun,
For You, my heart, a restless, aching sun.
Come, arrive, Oh, come.

You walk no steps for us, the beggar's pleas,
While wealth ascends the heights, with arrogant ease.
Their dogs are bathed in splendor, a gilded show,
While here, for water, the thirsty must go.
The rich man's triumph, alas,
The poor man's defeat, since when has it been?
The rich man's triumph, the poor man's defeat, since when?
Come, arrive, for Your waiting's long begun,
For You, my heart, a restless, aching sun.
Come, arrive, Oh, come.

Have mercy, cruel one, on our weary plight,
Have mercy on a fate that won't take flight,
If not on love, then on beauty, show Your grace,
On Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, find Your place,
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy, have mercy,
Here we stand,
In a long-standing, waiting embrace,
Here we stand, since when has this been our place?
Come, arrive, for Your waiting's long begun,
Come, arrive, Oh, come.
Ah, no, no, He will not come. Let us go.