der se huaa par pyar to huaa re
der se huaa par pyar to huaa re
o dilruba tune dil le liya re
der se huaa par pyar to huaa re
o dilruba tune dil le liya re

kya hai mohabbat ye mujhko bataya
in dhadakano ko dhadakna sikhaya
o bechainiya di mere pyase din ko
raato ko tune tadpana sikhaya
mushkil bada intazar huaa re
o dilruba tune dil le liya re

mere khyalo me aawaragi thi
chaahat me na koyi diwanagi thi
ho kagaz ke phulo me khushbu nahi thi
viran khvabo si ye zindagi thi
mujhko tera aitabaar huaa re
o dilruba tune dil le liya re
der se huaa par pyar to huaa re
o dilruba tune dil le liya re

Late it came, but love it became, oh yes,
Late it came, but love it became, nonetheless.
Oh, darling, you took my heart away,
Late it came, but love it became, they say.
Oh, darling, you took my heart away.

What love truly is, you did explain,
Taught my heartbeats how to beat again.
Oh, restlessness you gave my thirsty days,
And taught my nights the art of throbbing pain.
A difficult wait, but it has passed away,
Oh, darling, you took my heart away.

In my thoughts, a wandering soul did roam,
In desire, no madness had found a home.
Oh, paper flowers held no sweet perfume,
A barren dream was all I'd known.
In you, my faith, a new dawn did convey,
Oh, darling, you took my heart away.
Late it came, but love it became, oh yes,
Oh, darling, you took my heart away.