shehar me se shehar suna tha
shahar suna lahaur main mar gayi
shahr suna lahaur
mile jo mera chhail chhabila
mile jo mera chhail chhabila

I heard a city within a city,
Heard of Lahore, and in that I died.
Heard of Lahore,
When my beloved, my beautiful one, was met,
When my beloved, my beautiful one, was met,
I asked for nothing more, and in that I died.
I asked for nothing more, O my love.

I heard a city within a city,
Heard of Delhi.
I heard a city within a city,
Heard of Delhi, and in that I died.
Heard of Delhi,
Without wine, he became intoxicated,
Without wine, he became intoxicated,
Seeing me alone.
My love, take me, my love, take me,
My love, take me to Delhi,
My love, take me, my love.

I heard a city within a city,
Heard of Multan, and in that I died.
Heard of Multan,
When my love returned from foreign lands,
When my love returned from foreign lands,
My life, my sacrifice, my sacrifice,
My sacrifice, O my love.

I heard a city within a city,
Heard of Kashmir, and in that I died.
Heard of Kashmir,
The remembrance of my love torments me,
The remembrance of my love torments me,
Take me to Kashmir, my love,
Take me, take me to Kashmir, my love, O my love.

I heard a city within a city,
Heard of Ambala, and in that I died.
Heard of Ambala,
I, a fair-skinned maiden,
I, a fair-skinned maiden,
I long to see, to see Ambala,
I long to see, to see Ambala.