kaabe se butakade se kabhi bazm-e-jaan se
kaabe se butakade se kabhi bazm-e-jaan se
aawaaz de rahaa hun tujhe har mukaam se
aawaaz de rahaa hun tujhe har mukaam se

na aashnaa hai aaj vahi mere naam se
na aashnaa hai aaj vahi mere naam se
duniyaa pukaarti thi jinhe mere naam se
duniyaa pukaarti thi jinhe mere naam se

uf, ye shab-e-firaaq ke maaro ki bekhudi
khud hi bujhaa diyaa hai charaago ko shaam se
khud hi bujhaa diyaa hai charaago ko shaam se

dil me fareb, lab pe tabassum, nazar me pyaar
dil me fareb, lab pe tabassum, nazar me pyaar
lute gaye shamim bade aihetamaam se
lute gaye shamim bade aihetamaam se
kaabe se butakade se kabhi bazm-e-jaan se
aawaaz de rahaa hun tujhe har mukaam se
kaabe se butakade se kabhi bazm-e-jaan se

From Kaaba's grace, from idols' stone, from heart's deep core,
From every space, I call to you, and evermore.
From Kaaba's grace, from idols' stone, from heart's deep core,

Unknowing now, the name I bear, unknown of yore,
The name the world once whispered, at my door.
The name the world once whispered, at my door.

Ah, the night of parting's maddened, wandering plight,
They quenched the lamps themselves, as shadows pour.
They quenched the lamps themselves, as shadows pour.

Deceit within, a smile upon the lip's sweet shore,
Love in the gaze, though ruin stands before.
Looted was the essence, with such care they bore.
From Kaaba's grace, from idols' stone, from heart's deep core,
From every space, I call to you, and evermore.
From Kaaba's grace, from idols' stone, from heart's deep core.