ae dil-e-nakaam ab
dil ki tamanna chhod de
ae dil-e-nakaam ab
dil ki tamanna chhod de
apne armano ki duniya
ke minare tod de
ae dil-e-nakaam ab
dil ki tamanna chhod de

apne begane hue
jin par ke tujhko naaz tha
apne begane hue
jin par ke tujhko naaz tha
saaf dil tha tu magar
kuch tere dil me raaz tha
matlabi duniya pe tu
aitbaar lana chhod de
aitbaar lana chhod de
ae dil-e-nakaam ab
dil ki tamanna chhod de

bharosa chhod de kal ka
bharosa chhod de kal ka
mita de aarzu dil ki
takaza hai ye kismat ka
chala chal raah manzil ki
chala chal raah manzil ki
jinko hai kal ka bharosa
unko kal par chhod de
ae dil-e-nakaam ab
dil ki tamanna chhod de

O, heart, now failing,
Release the heart's desire.
O, heart, now failing,
Release the heart's desire.
Shatter the towers,
Of your hopes' false pyre.
O, heart, now failing,
Release the heart's desire.

Those once yours, then strangers,
Upon whom you placed your pride,
Those once yours, then strangers,
Now nowhere to confide.
Pure of heart, yet within,
A hidden secret did reside.
Upon this selfish world,
Trust, now, cast aside.
Trust, now, cast aside.
O, heart, now failing,
Release the heart's desire.

Abandon trust in tomorrow,
Abandon trust in tomorrow.
Erase the heart's longing,
Fate's decree, let it follow.
Tread the path to your destined goal,
Tread the path to your destined goal.
Those who cling to tomorrow,
Leave them to tomorrow's hold.
O, heart, now failing,
Release the heart's desire.