tamaam umr teraa itazaar hamane kiyaa
tamaam umr teraa itazaar hamane kiyaa
is itazaar me kis kisase pyaar hamane kiyaa
tamaam umr teraa itazaar hamane kiyaa
is itazaar, is itazaar, is itazaar me kis kisase pyaar hamane kiyaa
tamaam umr teraa itazaar hamane kiyaa

talaash-e-dost ko ik umr chaahiye ai dost
talaash-e-dost ko ik umr chaahiye ai dost
ke ek umr teraa itazaar hamane kiyaa
is itazaar me kis kisase pyaar hamane kiyaa
tamaam umr teraa itazaar hamane kiyaa

tere khayaal me dil shaadamaa rahaa baraso
tere khayaal me aa aa aa aa
tere khayaal me dil shaadamaa rahaa baraso
tere huzur ise sogawaar hamane kiyaa
tamaam umr teraa itazaar hamane kiyaa

ye tishnagi hai ke unase qarib rah kar bhi
ye tishnagi, ye tishnagi, ye tishnagi
ye tishnagi hai ke unase qarib rah kar bhi
'hafiz' yaad unhe baar baar hamane kiyaa
'hafiz' yaad, 'hafiz' yaad unhe baar baar hamane kiyaa
tamaam umr teraa itazaar hamane kiyaa
is itazaarme, itazaar me
is itazaar me kis kisase pyaar hamane kiyaa
tamaam umr teraa itazaar hamane kiyaa

A lifetime I waited, for you alone,
A lifetime I waited, my spirit flown.
In this waiting, this endless, aching plea,
Whose fleeting loves did I ever see?
A lifetime I waited, for you, my sun,
In this waiting, all the loves were spun.
A lifetime I waited, until the war was won.

To find a friend, a lifetime's weary quest,
To find a friend, put my heart to the test.
A lifetime I waited, through shadows deep,
A lifetime I waited, my secrets to keep.
In this waiting, where did passion start?
Whose fleeting loves did I give my heart?
A lifetime I waited, torn apart.

Your thought, a solace, a joy to embrace,
Your thought, a solace, time cannot erase.
For years, my heart in your dreams did reside,
Yet, in your presence, my heart did hide.
A lifetime I waited, yearning and frail.

This thirst remains, though close I may be,
This thirst, a fire, consuming me.
Though near to you, my soul can’t be sated.
Hafeez remembers them, love is created.
Hafeez remembers them, my soul is torn,
A lifetime I waited, though love was born.
A lifetime I waited, my spirit forlorn.
In this waiting, this aching, this pain,
Whose fleeting loves, did I try to retain?
A lifetime I waited, my heart in vain.