dard-e-dil badhta jaye
sari sari rat nind na aaye
dard-e-dil badhta jaye
sari sari rat nind na aaye
kar koi jatan o bairi sajan
de dawa koi aisi ke chain aa jaye
dard-e-dil badhta jaye
sari sari rat nind na aaye
kar koi jatan o bairi sajan
de dawa koi aisi ke chain aa jaye
dard-e-dil badhta jaye
sari sari rat nind na aaye

nahi vaid ka ye kaam dil pukare tera naam
aankhe karti hai salam palke deti hai payam
tere bina suni suni haye mere armano ki mahfil
dard-e-dil badhta jaye
sari sari rat nind na aaye

kaise rat gujaru mai baithi dur niharu mai
uljhi julf sawaru mai tadpu or pukaru mai
ya to tujhe mujhse pyar nahi piya
ya tu hai bujdil
dard-e-dil badhta jaye
sari sari rat nind na aaye

sunle pyar ki fariyad karde aaj dil abaad
ye jidd chhod de saiyad warna dekh rakhna yaad
mar jaungi mai tera jina kar dungi muhskil
dard-e-dil badhta jaye
sari sari rat nind na aaye
kar koi jatan o bairi sajan
de dawa koi aisi ke chain aa jaye
dard-e-dil badhta jaye
sari sari rat nind na aaye

The heart's ache swells, a tide unbound,
Through endless nights, sleep is never found.
The heart's ache swells, a tide unbound,
Through endless nights, sleep is never found.
Oh, cruel beloved, try a remedy,
Grant a cure, and bring serenity.
The heart's ache swells, a tide unbound,
Through endless nights, sleep is never found.
Oh, cruel beloved, try a remedy,
Grant a cure, and bring serenity.
The heart's ache swells, a tide unbound,
Through endless nights, sleep is never found.

Not the healer's art, this pain I bear,
My heart calls out your name in prayer.
My eyes offer salutations, my lashes send a plea,
Without you, desolate my dreams, my revelry.
The heart's ache swells, a tide unbound,
Through endless nights, sleep is never found.

How shall I spend these nights alone,
Gazing afar, upon my throne?
Untangling tresses, I yearn and I call,
Either you do not love me at all,
Or cowardice keeps you away from me,
The heart's ache swells, a tide unbound,
Through endless nights, sleep is never found.

Hear the plea of love's deep strain,
Embellish my heart with delight again.
Forsake this stubbornness, cruel one,
Or remember what I’ve begun:
I will die, and make your life a toil,
The heart's ache swells, a tide unbound,
Through endless nights, sleep is never found.
Oh, cruel beloved, try a remedy,
Grant a cure, and bring serenity.
The heart's ache swells, a tide unbound,
Through endless nights, sleep is never found.