maut aa gayi na aaye vo marne ke baad bhi
aankhe tarasi rah gayi is intazaar me
kaahe ko der lagaayi re aaye na ab tak baalma
hamne to jaan ganvaayi re aaye na ab tak baalma
kaahe ko der lagaayi re aaye na ab tak baalma

meri dua naakam huyi hai suraj duba shaam huyi hai
pehne qafan jayegi muhabbat dil ki lagi badnam huyi hai
hansati hai saari khudaayi re aaye na ab tak baalma
kaahe ko der lagaayi re aaye na ab tak baalma

duniya yu hi royegi aayengi kushiya gam bhi sahegi
lekin meri barbaad javaani mit ke bhi unse yahi kahegi
hamse to ki bevafaayi re aaye na ab tak baalma
kaahe ko der lagaayi re aaye na ab tak baalma

rang ye laayi chaahat kisi ki yaad rahegi ulfat kisi ki
meri kasam tujhe
meri kasam tujhe e maut thahar ja dekh to lu surat kisi ki
hamne to prit nibhaayi re aaye na ab tak baalma
kaahe ko der lagaayi re aaye na ab tak baalma
hamne to jaan ganvaayi re aaye na ab tak baalma

Death arrived, yet still,
He did not come, even after dying.
My eyes, they remained thirsty,
In this endless wait.
Why this delay, oh love,
Why haven't you come?
I have lost my life, oh love,
Why haven't you come?
Why this delay, oh love,
Why haven't you come?

My prayer, it failed,
The sun has set, evening descends.
Wrapped in a shroud, my love will depart,
The heart's affliction, now defamed.
The whole world laughs, oh love,
Why haven't you come?
Why this delay, oh love,
Why haven't you come?

The world will weep still,
Joy will come, and sorrows it will bear.
But my wasted youth, even in its end, will say to him,
"You betrayed me," oh love,
Why haven't you come?
Why this delay, oh love,
Why haven't you come?

This is the color of desire,
Someone's memory will remain, someone's love.
I swear to you,
I swear to you, O Death, wait,
Let me just see someone's face.
I have kept my promise, oh love,
Why haven't you come?
Why this delay, oh love,
Why haven't you come?
I have lost my life, oh love,
Why haven't you come?