aye dost tu baiman hai phir bhi hamari jaan hai
aye dost tu baiman hai phir bhi hamari jaan hai
humko gale laga le tu aakhir tere mehman hai
aye dost tu

bimar hai hum dil ke la de de dava dil ki
kahte hai ke hoti hai bas dil hi dava dil ki
bimar hai hum dil ke la de de dava dil ki
kahte hai ke hoti hai bas dil hi dava dil ki
bas dil hi dava dil ki hey sharmile yaar zara
hath mera tham le karna padega pyar
itna tu jaan le re aye dost tu baiman hai
phir bhi hamari jaan hai humko gale laga le tu
aakhir tere mehman hai aye dost tu

sarkar se kahna hai naya kanun banaya jaye
jo pyar karega usko fansi pe chadaya jaye
sarkar se kahna hai naya kanun banaya jaye
jo pyar karega usko fansi pe chadaya jaye
fansi pe chadaya jaye khair teri isme hai
bat meri man le tujhe nahi chodege
hum itna tu jaan le aye dost tu baiman hai
phir bhi hamari jaan hai humko gale laga le tu
aakhir tere mehman hai aye dost tu

Oh friend, you are faithless, yet my very life,
Oh friend, you are faithless, yet my very life,
Embrace me close, for I am your guest, in strife.
Oh friend, you…

My heart is sick, give me the medicine of heart,
They say the heart itself is the heart’s own art.
My heart is sick, give me the medicine of heart,
They say the heart itself is the heart’s own art.
The heart alone, the cure, shy friend, so near,
Take my hand, you must, love we hold so dear,
Know this much, my friend, you are faithless, true,
Yet my very life, embrace me, through and through,
For I am your guest, oh friend, yes, it’s you.

To the government, a new law we must plead,
That those who love, on the gallows, they shall bleed.
To the government, a new law we must plead,
That those who love, on the gallows, they shall bleed.
On the gallows they shall be, in this your reprieve,
Take heed of my words, or we won’t let you leave,
Know this much, my friend, you are faithless, I see,
Yet my very life, embrace me, lovingly,
For I am your guest, oh friend, it’s you, for me.