nawaqe naaz se mushkil hai bachana dil ka
nawaqe naaz se mushkil hai bachana dil ka
dard uth uth ke batata hai thikana dil ka
nawaqe naaz se mushkil hai bachana dil ka

haaye wo pehli mulakaat mein mera rukna
haaye wo pehli mulakaat mein mera rukna
aur uska wo lagavat se badhana dil ka
aur uska wo lagavat se badhana dil ka
nawaqe naaz se mushkil hai bachana dil ka

jee lage aapka aisa ke kabhi jee na bhare
jee lage aapka aisa ke kabhi jee na bhare
dil lagakar jo sune aap fasana dil ka
dil lagakar jo sune aap fasana dil ka
nawaqe naaz se mushkil hai bachana dil ka

teer par teer lagakar wo kaha karte hain
teer par teer lagakar wo kaha karte hain
kyun ji tum khel samajhte the lagana dil ka
kyun ji tum khel samajhte the lagana dil ka
nawaqe naaz se mushkil hai bachana dil ka
dard uth uth ke batata hai thikana dil ka
nawaqe naaz se mushkil hai bachana dil ka

To shield the heart from love's sweet sting, is hard indeed,
To shield the heart from love's sweet sting.
The pain that rises, whispers where it bleeds,
To shield the heart from love's sweet sting.

Ah, that first meeting, how my spirit stayed,
Ah, that first meeting, how my spirit stayed,
And her sweet wiles, that subtly swayed,
And her sweet wiles, that subtly swayed,
To shield the heart from love's sweet sting.

May your heart's fondness never know its fill,
May your heart's fondness never know its fill,
If you but listen, soul's story, still,
If you but listen, soul's story, still,
To shield the heart from love's sweet sting.

With arrow after arrow, thus she'd speak,
With arrow after arrow, thus she'd speak,
"Why did you deem the heart's embrace, a game so weak?"
"Why did you deem the heart's embrace, a game so weak?"
To shield the heart from love's sweet sting.
The pain that rises, whispers where it bleeds,
To shield the heart from love's sweet sting.