ae dil aye nadan ae dil ae nadan
lakh bahare aayi phir bhi nagri teri viran
ae dil aye nadan

kitne hi khab dekhe taron ki roshani me
itne karib aaye chhoti se jindagi me
kitne khayal bunkar ik jaal sa banaya
bhule se koi panchhi lekin idhar na aaya
aye dil aye nadan
lakh bahare aayi phir bhi nagri teri viran
ae dil ae nadan

reh rehake ik tassvur tujhko sata raha hai
tu gum ko kha raha hai gum
tujhako kha raha hai
tu aap hi na jane kisaki tujhe lagn hai
tu jisme jal raha hai wo kaun si agan hai
ae dil ae nadan
lakh bahare aayi phir bhi nagri teri viran
ae dil ae nadan

abb tak jo hai adhuri tasvir kab banegi
mehbub kab milega takdir kab banegi
mayusi ki badali ghir ghirake chha rahi hai
ummid ik jhula phir bhi jhula rahi hai
ae dil ae nadan
lakh bahare aayi phir bhi nagri teri viran
ae dil ae nadan ae dil ae nadan

O, heart, naive heart, o heart, naive heart,
Though a thousand springs have bloomed, your city remains barren.
O, heart, naive heart.

So many dreams you saw in starlight's gleam,
So near they came, within this fleeting stream.
A woven net of thoughts, a fragile snare,
Yet, by some chance, no bird alighted there.
O, heart, naive heart,
Though a thousand springs have bloomed, your city remains barren.
O, heart, naive heart.

Again and again, an image haunts your soul,
You bid the sorrow go, yet grief takes hold.
You know not what you crave, nor what you seek,
The fire that burns within, what tongue can speak?
O, heart, naive heart,
Though a thousand springs have bloomed, your city remains barren.
O, heart, naive heart.

The picture incomplete, when will it be,
When will the beloved come, when destiny?
Despair's dark cloud descends, a heavy shroud,
And hope, a swing, again, sways in the crowd.
O, heart, naive heart,
Though a thousand springs have bloomed, your city remains barren.
O, heart, naive heart, o heart, naive heart.