ilaahi kyaa ye shab-e-gam hai umr bhar ke liye
mai kabse jaag rahaa hun bas ek sahar ke liye
mai kabse jaag rahaa hun bas ek sahar ke liye

dil aag unke didaar ko tarasta hai
didaar ko tarasta hai
dil aag unke didaar ko tarasta hai
unhi ke gam me lahu aankh se barastaa hai
shariq-e-haal bane the jo umr bhar ke liye
mai kabse jaag rahaa hun bas ek sahar ke liye

mere hi dam se thi aabaad rahguzar unki
mere hi dam se thi aabaad rahguzar unki
meri taraf nahi uthti hai ab nazar unki
jahaa ko chhod diyaa jinki rahguzar ke liye
mai kabse jaag rahaa hun bas ek sahar ke liye

ye iltijaa hai ki ab umr mukhtasar karde
umr mukhtasar karde
ye iltijaa hai ki ab umr mukhtasar karde
mai jiski raat naa dekhun vohi sahar karde
ilaahi kya ye shab-e-gam, shab-e-gam hai umr bhar ke liye
mai kabse jaag rahaa hun bas ek sahar ke liye
mai kabse jaag rahaa hun bas ek sahar ke liye

Is this a night of sorrow, for a lifetime's keep?
Since when have I been awake, for a dawn to peep?
Since when have I been awake, for a dawn to peep?

My heart today, for their vision, does yearn and sigh,
For their vision, it does yearn and sigh.
My heart today, for their vision, does yearn and sigh,
In their grief, blood from my eyes does fly.
Companions of sorrow, for a lifetime’s keep,
Since when have I been awake, for a dawn to peep?

By my breath, their path was once vibrant and bright,
By my breath, their path was once vibrant and bright,
Towards me, their gaze now evades the light.
The world forsaken, for their path to sweep,
Since when have I been awake, for a dawn to peep?

This plea I make, now shorten my days,
Shorten my days.
This plea I make, now shorten my days,
Let the dawn be one, I never see their ways.
Is this a night of sorrow, for a lifetime's keep?
Since when have I been awake, for a dawn to peep?
Since when have I been awake, for a dawn to peep?