o bhulne wale, o bhulne wale
is dil se teri yaad koi kaise nikale
is dil se teri yaad koi kaise nikale
o bhulne wale, o bhulne wale

kab tak ye jawani, jawani
kab tak ye jawani
yun hi nashad rahegi
kab tak ye jawani
yun hi nashad rahegi
ujdi hui duniya meri barbad rahegi
ujdi hui duniya meri barbad rahegi
kab tak suno ye dil-ae-betab ke lale
kab tak suno ye dil-ae-betab ke lale
o bhulne wale, o bhulne wale

majhdar me naiya, ye naiya
majhdar me naiya ko meri chhod gaye ho
majhdar me naiya ko meri chhod gaye ho
patwar mere thor se munh mod gaye ho
patwar mere thor se munh mod gaye ho
naiya ko khiwaiya ke siva kaun sambhale
naiya ko khiwaiya ke siva kaun sambhale
o bhulne wale, o bhulne waale
is dil se teri yaad koi kaise nikale
o bhulne wale

aa jana kabhi shikwa-ae-bedad karungi
aa jana kabhi shikwa-ae-bedad karungi
tujhse na gila koi na fariyad karungi
tujhse na gila koi na fariyaad karungi
hontho pe laga lungi main ab sabr ke tale
hontho pe laga lungi main ab sabr ke tale
o bhulne wale, o bhulne wale
is dil se teri yaad koi kaise nikale
is dil se teri yaad koi kaise nikale
o bhulne wale

O, the one forgotten, the one now gone,
How can this heart your memory disown?
How can this heart your memory disown?
O, the one forgotten, the one now gone.

How long, oh youth, this fleeting bloom,
How long, oh youth, this youthful fume,
Shall sorrow's shadow ever loom?
How long shall this despair consume?
My world, in ruins, shall it remain?
How long, my heart, this fevered pain?
How long, my heart, these burning stains?
O, the one forgotten, the one now gone.

Midstream, adrift, my fragile craft,
Midstream, adrift, you left me raft.
Midstream, adrift, you left me raft.
My rudder turned, my course was laughed.
My rudder turned, from shore you swerved.
Who guides the boat, if not the served?
Who guides the boat, if not the served?
O, the one forgotten, the one now gone.
How can this heart your memory disown?
O, the one forgotten.

Come back, and hear my bitter plea,
Come back, and hear my bitter plea,
No grievance then, no misery.
No grievance then, no misery.
I'll seal my lips, with patience bound,
I'll seal my lips, with patience bound.
O, the one forgotten, the one now gone.
How can this heart your memory disown?
How can this heart your memory disown?
O, the one forgotten.