ek pal ruk jana
o jane wale raahi
ruk jana, ruk jana, ruk jana
ek pal ruk jana ho
ek pal ruk jana
o jane wale raahi
ruk jana, ruk jana, ruk jana
ek pal ruk jana ho

na roke hai raah, tori baiya hamar
na bandhan me bandhe hai, naino ke taar
na roke hai raah, tori baiya hamar
na bandhan me bandhe hai, naino ke taar
roke to roke hai, man ki pukar
ek pal ruk jana
ruk jana, ruk jana
ek pal ruk jana ho

lagaye jo man pe judayi ke teer
chupane lungi apne karejwa me peer
tujhse kahenge ye naino ke neer
ek pal ruk jana
ruk jana, ruk jana
ek pal ruk jana ho
ek pal ruk jana
o jane wale raahi
ruk jana, ruk jana, ruk jana
ek pal ruk jana ho

Pause, traveler, just a while,
Oh, wayfarer, cease your mile.
Pause, just pause, and tarry here,
Just for a moment, hold you near.

No road to block, nor hand to stay,
No binding threads across your way.
No road to block, nor hand to stay,
No binding threads across your way.
Only the heart's imploring plea,
Pause, just pause, and come to me.

If grief's sharp arrows pierce your soul,
My heart will hold, and make you whole.
The tears will speak, the eyes will tell,
Pause, just pause, and know me well.
Pause, just pause, and let us meet,
Pause, oh wayfarer, my heart's retreat.