bandeya tu munh mod ke na jaa
bandeya tu munh mod ke na jaa
bandeya dehleez laangh ke na jaa
naina bechaare ro ro ke haare
chhod gaya tu kiske sahaare
ruk jaa re, naa jaa re
ruk jaa re, naa jaa re
bandeyaa tu munh mod ke na jaa

rab se hone lage shiqve hain
rab se hone lage shiqve hain
jab se tumne kahaa chalte hain
palkon se ashq ye kyun na gire
seene ki jalan ye kaise sahein
ruk jaa re, naa jaa re
ruk jaa re, naa jaa re
bandeya tu munh mod ke na jaa

raste khamosh kyun bethe hain
raste khamosh kyun bethe hain
lamhe sehme se kyun rehte hain
kisi ka toh intezaar hai inhein
sapne kyun bewajah ye bune
ruk jaa re, naa jaa re
tham jaa re, naa jaa re
bandeya tu munh mod ke na jaa
bandeya tu munh mod ke na jaa

Oh, traveler, do not turn away,
Oh, traveler, do not walk astray.
Do not cross the threshold, do not flee,
These eyes, they weep, worn endlessly,
You leave them now, with whom to stay?
Stay, oh stay, do not go away,
Stay, oh stay, do not go away,
Oh, traveler, do not turn away.

Complaints now rise against the Divine,
Complaints now bloom, where love once shone,
Since you have said, "I'm leaving now,"
Why do these tears not freely flow?
How can we bear this burning pain?
Stay, oh stay, do not go away,
Stay, oh stay, do not go away,
Oh, traveler, do not turn away.

Why are the pathways hushed and still?
Why do the moments tremble, chill?
They wait for someone, it is plain,
Why do these dreams now weave in vain?
Stay, oh stay, do not go away,
Hold, oh hold, do not go away,
Oh, traveler, do not turn away,
Oh, traveler, do not turn away.