ishq fanaa ka naam hain
ishq mein zindagi na de
ishq fanaa ka naam hain
ishq mein zindagi na de
jalwa-e-aaftaab ban
jalwa-e-aaftaab ban
zarre mein roshni na de

shauq ko rehnuma bana
shauq ko rehnuma bana
jo ho chuka kabhi na de
aag dabi huyi nikaal
aag bujhi huyi na de

tujhko khuda ka waasta
tu meri zindagi na de
tujhko khuda ka waasta
tu meri zindagi na de
jiski sahar bhi shaam ho
uski siyaah shabi na de
jalwa-e-aaftaab ban
jalwa-e-aaftaab ban
zarre mein roshni na de
ishq fanaa ka naam hai
ishq mein zindagi na de

Love is the name of annihilation,
Do not give life to love.
Love is the name of annihilation,
Do not give life to love.
Become the splendor of the sun,
Do not give light to the atom.

Make desire your guide,
Make desire your guide,
Do not give what has already passed.
Unearth the hidden fire,
Do not give the extinguished flame.

By the grace of God, I implore you,
Do not give me my life.
By the grace of God, I implore you,
Do not give me my life.
Whose dawn is also their dusk,
Do not give them that dark night.
Become the splendor of the sun,
Become the splendor of the sun,
Do not give light to the atom.
Love is the name of annihilation,
Do not give life to love.