achha sanam kar le sitam, kash na tumse pyar kiya hota
hum bhi tumse yuhi ruthe, dil na agar tumhe diya hota
achha sanam

pyar kiya hai to phir, gam bhi sahna hoga
pyar kiya hai to phir, gam bhi sahna hoga
kaid hoke tere dil me rahna hoga, ho par yaad rahe is bulbul ko
par yaad rahe is bulbul ko, uad jana bhi aata hai
achha sanam kar le sitam, kash na tumse pyar kiya hota
hum bhi tumse yuhi ruthe, dil na agar tumhe diya hota

humne yu lehrake julfo ko bikhraya
humne yu lehrake julfo ko bikhraya
apne chehre se parda bhi sarkaya, ho par yaad rahe is dilbar ko
par yaad rahe is dilbar ko, sharmana bhi aata hai
achha sanam kar le sitam, kash na tumse pyar kiya hota
hum bhi tumse yuhi ruthe, dil na agar tumhe diya hota
achha sanam

Beloved, indulge your cruelty, if only love had not bloomed.
We too would have turned away, had our hearts not been given.
Beloved, indulge your cruelty.

Since love has taken root, grief must be endured.
Since love has taken root, grief must be endured.
Imprisoned within your heart, we must remain, yet recall,
yet recall, this nightingale,
knows how to take flight.
Beloved, indulge your cruelty, if only love had not bloomed.
We too would have turned away, had our hearts not been given.

We, with a flourish, scattered our tresses.
We, with a flourish, scattered our tresses.
From our face, we unveiled the veil, yet recall,
yet recall, this lover,
knows how to blush.
Beloved, indulge your cruelty, if only love had not bloomed.
We too would have turned away, had our hearts not been given.
Beloved.