rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye
rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye
pahle jaan fir jaanejaan
pahle jaan fir jaanejaan, fir jaanejana ho gai
rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye
rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye

din pe din badhati gayi
din pe din badhati gayi, us husn ki raanaiyaan
din pe din badhati gayi, us husn ki raanaiyaan
pahle gul fir gubadn
pahle gul fir gubadn, fir gulbadama ho gaye
rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye
rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye
pahle jaan fir jaanejaan
pahle jaan fir jaanejaan, fir jaanejana ho gai
rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye
rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye

aap to najdik se
aap to najdik se, najdik kar aate gaye
aap to najdik se, najdik kar aate gaye
pahle dil fir dilruba
pahle dil fir dilruba, fir dil ke mehman ho gaye
rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye
rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye
pahle jaan fir jaanejaan
pahle jaan fir jaanejaan, fir jaanejana ho gai
rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye
rafta rafta o meri, hasti ka saman ho gaye

Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being,
Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being.
First, a life, then the life's beloved,
First, a life, then the life's beloved, then the soul of my life you became.
Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being,
Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being.

Day by day, they grew,
Day by day, they grew, those splendors of beauty,
Day by day, they grew, those splendors of beauty.
First, a flower, then a body of flowers,
First, a flower, then a body of flowers, then the essence of all blooms you became.
Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being,
Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being.
First, a life, then the life's beloved,
First, a life, then the life's beloved, then the soul of my life you became.
Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being,
Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being.

You, from near,
You, from near, came ever closer,
You, from near, came ever closer.
First, a heart, then the heart's beloved,
First, a heart, then the heart's beloved, then the guest within my heart you became.
Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being,
Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being.
First, a life, then the life's beloved,
First, a life, then the life's beloved, then the soul of my life you became.
Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being,
Slowly, slowly, you became the substance of my being.