ae gardishe zamana kab tak ye gham sahenge
wo din nahi rahe to wo din nahi rahe to
ye bhi nahi rahenge

ab kya basegi duniya ab hoga kya savera
kuchh sujhta nahi hai chhaya hai wo andhera
mayus ho na itna hone ko hai savera
allah to le raha hai ye imtihan tera
malik pe rakh bharosa malik pe rakh bharosa
ye tujhse ham kahenge
ae gardishe jamana kab tak ye gham sahenge

ab ek pal bhi jina mujhko nahi ganwara
ae maut tu kaha hai ab de mujhe sahara
himmat se kam le tu aahen na bhar kudara
ye kah raha hai tujhse rahmat ka ye sitara
sab dur hain ki mushkil sab dur hain ki mushkil
ye din nahi rahenge
ae gardishe zamana kab tak ye gham sahenge
wo din nahi rahe to ye bhi nahi rahenge

O, the turning of time, how long must we bear this grief?
Those days are gone, those days are gone,
And even we will cease.

What world will bloom now, what dawn will break?
Darkness engulfs, no solace to take.
Despair not so much, for dawn is near,
God is testing you, holding you dear.
Trust in the Master, trust in the Master,
This is what we implore.
O, the turning of time, how long must we bear this grief?

Not a moment more do I wish to live,
O Death, where are you, to comfort give?
Take heart, do not sigh, in tears do not cleave,
Mercy's star whispers, so you believe.
All trials are distant, all trials are distant,
These days will not remain.
O, the turning of time, how long must we bear this grief?
Those days are gone, and even we will cease.