ye kali julfo kali julfo
wale jine nahi dete
haye julfo wale jine nahi dete
ye tirche nayno wale nayno wale
jine nahi dete

sama pe apna aap jala ke
kahata hai parwana
sama pe apna aap jala ke
kahata hai parwana
ae ji ulfat hai najro ka dhokha
ye dhokha na khana jine nahi dete
ye kali julfo wale jine nahi dete
haye julfo wale jine nahi dete

chota sa ek dil mera
chota sa ek dil mera
aur dard jamane bhar ke
dil ke dhukhade kise sunau
ji chahu mar mar ke jine nahi dete
ye kali julfo wale jine nahi dete
haye julfo wale jine nahi dete
haye julfo wale jine nahi dete
ye tirche nayno wale jine nahi dete

Those dark, dark tresses,
They leave no space for life,
Oh, those tresses, they steal breath.
Those eyes, askew and veiled,
They grant no ease, no peace,
Oh, those eyes, they claim all life.

Upon the flame, oneself consumed,
The moth proclaims its plight,
Upon the flame, oneself consumed,
The moth proclaims its plight,
Love's a deception of the gaze,
Beware the trick, they leave no life.
Those dark, dark tresses,
They leave no space for life,
Oh, those tresses, they steal breath.

A tiny heart I hold,
A tiny heart I hold,
And sorrows of an age,
To whom can I unveil my pain?
I long for death, yet live,
They leave no space for life.
Those dark, dark tresses,
They leave no space for life,
Oh, those tresses, they steal breath.
Oh, those tresses, they steal breath.
Those eyes, askew and veiled,
They grant no ease, no peace.