o more sajnaa o more balmaa ab bideswaa jaiyyo naaaa
o more sajnaa o more balmaa ab bideswaa jaiyyon na
aaa taras taraske beete baras din aur mohe tarsaiyyo naa
o more sajnaa

jis rut mein tum chhod gaye thhey
wo rut bhi haaye raam thi pehli man ki jalan ka pehlaa din tha
birhaa ki wo shaam thhi pehli usee shaam ko bujhaake diye
bahut royee main tumhaare liye
o more sajnaa o more balmaa ab bideswaa jaiyyo naa
o more sajnaa

meri to daulat tum ho balamwaa jaise rakhoge waise rahoongi
maili chunar jab dekhengi sakhiyaan hans doongi aur kuch na kahoongi
ke har haal mein rahoongi magan tumhen dekh kar jeeyoongi sajan
o more sajna o more balmaa ab bideswaa jaiyyo naa
taras taraske beete baras din aur mohe tarsaiyyo naa
o more sajnaaaa

My beloved, my life's companion, depart not for foreign lands,
My beloved, my life's companion, forsake not these distant strands.
Ah, years have withered, longing has taken hold, torment me no more,
My beloved.

The season you left, a memory of pain,
The first ache of a heart, the first sun of a tear,
That evening of separation, I extinguished lamps,
And wept for you, my love, a river of despair.
My beloved, my life's companion, depart not for foreign lands,
My beloved.

You, my treasure, my love, my only wealth,
As you keep me, so shall I remain,
When soiled veils greet my friends, I shall just smile,
And utter not a word,
In every state, I’ll be content,
Seeing you, I shall live, my love.
My beloved, my life's companion, depart not for foreign lands,
Ah, years have withered, longing has taken hold, torment me no more,
My beloved.