ji chahtaa hai ab to duniyaa se ruth jaaen
hoto pe aa rahi hai ab maut ki duaaen
ji chahtaa hai ab to duniyaa se ruth jaaen
hoto pe aa rahi hai ab maut ki duaaen

o bewafaa zamaane, dil ko lagaa ke dekhaa
sab kuchh lutaa ke dekhaa
o bewafaa zamaane, dil ko lagaa ke dekhaa
sab kuchh lutaa ke dekhaa
apna samajh ke unko apna banaa ke dekhaa
dil me basaa ke dekhaa
lekin mili wafaa ke badle hame jafaaen
hoto pe aa rahi hai ab maut ki duaaen

chalte na tir gam ke dil naa agar lagate
dhoke me aa na jaate
chalte na tir gam ke dil naa agar lagate
dhoke me aa na jaate
ye din na dekhte ham aansu na yun bahaate
do din to muskuraate
ghir-ghir ke yun na aati ashko bhari ghataaen
hoto pe aa rahi hai ab maut ki duaaen

My heart yearns to sever ties with this world,
As death's whispered prayers upon my lips are unfurled.
My heart yearns to sever ties with this world,
As death's whispered prayers upon my lips are unfurled.

O, faithless age, I offered my heart to you,
And saw all I held dear become untrue.
O, faithless age, I offered my heart to you,
And saw all I held dear become untrue.
Believing them mine, I let them reside within,
Yet betrayal's bitter fruit was all I could win.
Instead of devotion, I was wounded by pain,
As death's whispered prayers upon my lips remain.

If love's arrows had not pierced my soul,
And I'd not lost my way in deceit's hold,
If love's arrows had not pierced my soul,
And I'd not lost my way in deceit's hold,
These days of sorrow I would not see, nor weep,
For a time, at least, a smile I would keep.
The tears would not gather, a storm in my sight,
As death's whispered prayers upon my lips take flight.