kya kya na log chal base
kya kya na log chal base
shauk-e-jamal-e-yaar me
humse hazaaro mit gaye
humse hazaaro mit gaye
halat-e-intzaar me

puri tarah khile na phul
rah gayi dil me hasrate
rah gayi dil me hasrate
baag hi sara jal gaya
baag hi sara jal gaya
aag lagi bahar me
kya kya na log chal base
shauk-e-jamal-e-yaar me

fiki padi hai chandni
tare bhi jhilmilate hain
tare bhi jhilmilate hain
sab hain najar me bekarar
sab hain najar me bekarar
dil jo nahi karar me
kya kya na log chal base
shauk-e-jamal-e-yaar me

mit bhi gaye to kya hua
maut hai ek zindagi
maut hai ek zindagi
ek naam aur badh gaya
ek naam aur badh gaya
duniya ki yaadgar me
kya kya na log chal base
shauk-e-jamal-e-yaar me

How many have walked away,
how many have walked away,
lost to the beauty of the beloved,
thousands perished before us,
thousands perished before us,
in the state of longing.

The flowers never fully bloomed,
longing remained in the heart,
longing remained in the heart,
the whole garden was consumed,
the whole garden was consumed,
by fire in the spring.
How many have walked away,
lost to the beauty of the beloved.

The moonlight has faded,
the stars also shimmer,
the stars also shimmer,
all are restless in sight,
all are restless in sight,
the heart finds no peace.
How many have walked away,
lost to the beauty of the beloved.

Even if we perish, so what?
Death is a kind of life,
death is a kind of life,
one more name is added,
one more name is added,
to the world's memory.
How many have walked away,
lost to the beauty of the beloved.