sarzamin-e-hindustaan assalaam vaalekum
mera naam baadshaah khaan hai
ishq mera mazhab muhabbat mera imaan hai
muhabbat jiske liye shiri aur farahaad ne
pahaado ka sina chir kar dudh ki nahar baha di
jiske liye majnu ne sahra ki khaak chhaani hai
aaj bhi jindaa hai tavaarikh ban kar
usi muhabbat ke liye
kaabul chhod paavan hindostaan ki sarzami se
muhabbat ki khair maagane aaya hai
aajamaaish kathin hai, imtihaan mushkil hai
lekin hausala bulad hai
lekin jit hamesha mohabbat ki huyi hai
sadiyo se yahi hota aaya hai
roshni agar khuda ko manjur to
akhiyo ke chiraag jalte hai
khuda gavaah khuda gavaah

Upon the soil of Hindustan, peace be upon you,
My name is Badshah Khan.
Love is my religion, affection is my faith.

For love, Sheereen and Farhad cleaved mountains,
And birthed a river of milk.
For it, Majnun wandered the desert, a shadow.
They live on, etched in history,
For this same love,
Leaving Kabul, from the sacred land of Hindustan,
I have come seeking its blessing.

The trial is harsh, the test is difficult,
But my spirit soars.
Victory always belongs to love.
This has been the way for centuries.
If light is God's will,
The lamps of the eyes will ignite.
God is witness, God is witness.