zamane me mere charche sunoge diwano
nahi sab yaad mujhko kitne mere naam rakhe hai
mehabuba naam hai mera mehabuba naam hai mera
aashiqo ko salam hai mera
dilo ko jo jodna dilo ko jo jodna
dilo ko jo jodna dilo ko jo jodna
subho sham yahi kam hai mera
mehabuba naam hai mera aashiqo ko salam hai mera

badal jati hai ye aksar magar hai bewafa meri nazar
o bewafa meri koi phir bhi na samjhe to
nahi khata isme meri nahi khata isme meri
mere chehare pe likha ye dag to gam hai mera
mehabuba naam hai mera aashiqo ko salam hai mera

jawani me mohabbat to hajaro log karte hai
bahut kam sath jite hai aur bahut kam sath marte hai
mohabbat ek wada hai jise hum sab ne toda hai
jise hum sab ne toda hai kisi ko maine chhod a hai
kisi ne mujhko chhod a hai kisi ne mujhko chhod a hai
magar kyu naam duniya me fakat badnaam hai mera
mehabuba naam hai mera aashiqo ko salam hai mera

When the world speaks of me, a mad choir,
They'll forget the count, the names I've worn.
Beloved, they call me, Beloved is my name,
To lovers, my greeting, a dawn-born flame.
To bind hearts, to mend,
To bind hearts, to mend,
This, morning and evening, is my only game.
Beloved is my name, to lovers, my greeting, a dawn-born flame.

Though often fickle, my gaze does change,
My vision, a betrayer, yet still, they don't understand.
No fault of mine, no fault of mine,
Upon my face, a mark of sorrow I claim.
Beloved is my name, to lovers, my greeting, a dawn-born flame.

In youth, love blooms for countless souls,
Few walk together, fewer still, to death’s goals.
Love, a promise, broken by all,
Broken by all, I have cast off some,
Some have deserted me, some have deserted me,
Yet why in the world, am I known by shame?
Beloved is my name, to lovers, my greeting, a dawn-born flame.