ishq ek zahar sahi zahar sahi
ishq ek zahar sahi fir bhi piye jata hu
dil ke virane ko abad kiye jata hu
ishq ek zahar sahi

aur dunia me
aur dunia me wafa par se bada kam hai kya
bas yahi sochke ye kam kiya jata hu
dil ke virane ko abad kiye jata hu
ishq ek zahar sahi

jo kisi roz mere
jo kisi roz mere maut ka bais honge
un hasino ki tamanna me jiye jata hu
dil ke virane ko abad kiye jata hu
ishq ek zahar sahi

mujhko malum nahi
mujhko malum nahi log magar kahte hai
sote sote ha sote sote
sote sote bhi tera nam liye jata hu
dil ke virane ko abad kiye jata hu
ishq ek zahar sahi fir bhi piye jata hu
dil ke virane ko abad kiye jata hu
ishq ek zahar sahi

Love, a poison, yes, a poison it is,
Yet I drink it down, again and again.
My heart's desert, I strive to make it bloom,
Love, a poison, though, a poison it is.

And in this world,
And in this world, what task is greater than faith?
Just pondering this, I keep working on,
My heart's desert, I strive to make it bloom,
Love, a poison, though, a poison it is.

Those who one day,
Those who one day will become the cause of my death,
For those beauties, I live in a longing embrace,
My heart's desert, I strive to make it bloom,
Love, a poison, though, a poison it is.

I do not know,
I do not know, but people say,
Sleeping, yes, sleeping,
Sleeping, even in slumber, I whisper your name,
My heart's desert, I strive to make it bloom,
Love, a poison, yet I drink it down,
My heart's desert, I strive to make it bloom,
Love, a poison, though, a poison it is.