o dene wale ye kya diya tune
do char aansu do char aahe o dene wale

hoke rahi barbad jawani
haye hoke rahi barbad jawani
dil ko mili ek dard nishani
dil ko mili ek dard nishani
lut liya takdir ne sab kuch
lut liya takdir ne sab kuch
dena chahe to dil chahe
o dene wale ye kya diya tune
do char aasu do char aahe o dene wale

meri mohabbat adhuri kahani
haye meri mohabbat adhuri kahani
fiki jali phul si jindgani
fiki jali phul si jindgani
dukhdo ki nagri gum ka andhera
dukhdo ki nagri gum ka andhera
layi kaha mujhe pyar ki rahe
o dene wale ye kya diya tune
do char aasu do char aahe o dene wale

O Giver, what have you bestowed?
A few tears, a handful of sighs, O Giver.

Youth, now ravaged, remains,
Ah, youth, now ravaged remains,
The heart, a mark of pain it gains,
The heart, a mark of pain it gains,
Fate has plundered, taken all,
Fate has plundered, taken all,
If you wished to give, the heart desired…
O Giver, what have you bestowed?
A few tears, a handful of sighs, O Giver.

My love, an unfinished tale,
Ah, my love, an unfinished tale,
Faded, burnt like a withered flower, life’s trail,
Faded, burnt like a withered flower, life’s trail,
A city of sorrow, darkness of grief,
A city of sorrow, darkness of grief,
Where did love’s path ever lead me?
O Giver, what have you bestowed?
A few tears, a handful of sighs, O Giver.