ai dil-e-nadaan, ai dil-e-nadaan
aarzoo kya hai, justju kya hai
ai dil-e-nadaan, ai dil-e-nadaan
aarzoo kya hai, justju kya hai
ai dil-e-nadaan

ham bhatakte hai, kyo bhatakte hai, dashto-sehra me
aisa lagta hai, mauj pyasi hai, apne dariya me
kaisi uljhan hai, kyo ye uljhan hai
ek saya sa, ru-bru kya hai
ai dil-e-nadaan, ai dil-e-nadaan
aarzoo kya hai, justju kya hai

kya qayamat hai, kya musibat hai
kah nahi sakte, kiska armaan hai
zindagi jaise, khoyi khoyi hai, haira haira hai
ye zamin chup hai, aasmaan chup hai
phir ye dhadkan si, char su kya hai
ai dil-e-nadaan, ai dil-e-nadaan

O heart, so naive, O heart, so naive,
What longing stirs, what quest ignites?
O heart, so naive, O heart, so naive,
What longing stirs, what quest ignites?
O heart, so naive.

Why do we wander, why do we roam,
Across deserts, a thirsty home?
It seems the wave, with thirst imbued,
Seeks solace in its river's mood.
Such confusion, why this plight,
A shadow's form, in fading light?
O heart, so naive, O heart, so naive,
What longing stirs, what quest ignites?

What calamity, what distress,
We cannot name, whose heart's caress
Do we chase, forever near?
Life, adrift, consumed by fear,
Lost and wandering, evermore.
The earth is silent, the heavens soar,
But what is this pulse, that beats so free,
Echoing softly, for all to see?
O heart, so naive, O heart, so naive.