ove janiya, jee de janiya jindadi de janiya, ove janiya
ove janiya, jee de janiya jindadi de janiya, ove janiya
ishq ko jeene marne ke tarazu mein na tol re
ishq kare jo wo hi jane kya hai iska mol re
ishq bada ya tu ishq bada ya tu

jab dil ne rab se puchha teri akhiyon se diya jawab
ishq da rutba, ishq da rutba ho sabse uncha
ove janiya, jee de janiya mere dil de janiya, ove janiya
ove janiya, jee de janiya jindadi de janiya, ove janiya

jo kare ibadat yaar ki
uska dushman bane jahan re
aur duji taraf kyun jhuk kar ke
sajde karta hai aasman re

jab se bani duniya jab se bani duniya
sawal ye dil ne tab se puchha
teri akhiyon se mila jawab
ishq da rutba, ishq da rutba
ho sabse uncha

ove janiya, jee de janiya
jindadi de janiya, ove janiya
ove janiya, jee de janiya
jindadi de janiya, ove janiya

Oh, my beloved, life of my life,
Soul of my soul, oh my beloved.
Oh, my beloved, life of my life,
Soul of my soul, oh my beloved.

Don't weigh love in the scales
Of living and dying, understand.
Only those who love truly know,
What love's true worth can demand.
Is love greater, or you?
Is love greater, or you?
When the heart asked God this,
From your eyes, the answer did accrue:
Love's stature, love's stature,
Rises highest of all.
Oh, my beloved, life of my life,
My heart's beloved, oh my beloved.
Oh, my beloved, life of my life,
Soul of my soul, oh my beloved.

They who worship the beloved,
Find the world their enemy's domain.
And why does the sky, on the other hand,
Bow down in such humble refrain?
Since the world began,
Since the world began,
This question the heart has posed,
From your eyes, the answer did attain:
Love's stature, love's stature,
Rises highest of all.
Oh, my beloved, life of my life,
Soul of my soul, oh my beloved.
Oh, my beloved, life of my life,
Soul of my soul, oh my beloved.