pardesi ki preet ne, kari diwani mohe
til til kar ke dil jale
nain na ek pal soye haye

ho mere dil ko tod na dena pardesi
kisi mod pe chhod na dena pardesi
maine preet hai tujhse lagayi
meri har saans tujhme samayi
mere dil ko tod na dena pardesi

tu hai to acche lagte hai
suraj, chand, sitare
tu hans de to khil uthte hai
mausam aur bahare
tere sang dekhe hai maine sapne pyare pyare
apne ye sapne to hai sari duniya se nyare
ho mere sapne tod na dena pardesi
mere dil ko tod na dena pardesi
kisi mod pe chhod na dena pardesi
maine preet hai tujhse lagayi
meri har saans tujhme samayi
mera pardesi mera diwana pardesi
maine tujhko hi saajan mana pardesi

A stranger's love, it maddened me,
Each moment, the heart ablaze,
My eyes know no sleep, alas.

Oh, stranger, break not my heart,
Leave me not at a turning, depart.
For love, I pledged to you,
My every breath, in you imbue,
Stranger, break not my heart.

When you are near, I find beauty,
In sun, moon, and the stars' duty.
Your laughter blooms the seasons,
Awakens springs, for all reasons.
With you, I've seen sweet dreams,
Dreams that shine, it seems,
Beyond the world's gleam.
Oh, stranger, shatter not my dreams,
Break not my heart, it seems,
Leave me not at any turning,
For love, I have been burning,
My every breath, in you returning,
My stranger, my lover, stranger.
You alone, my beloved, stranger.