saajan ki galiya chhod chale
dil roya aasu beh na sake
ye jeena bhi koi jeena hai
hum unko apna keh na sake
saajan ki galiya

jab unse bichhad kar aane lage
jab unse bichhad kar aane lage
ruk ruk ke chale, chal chal ke ruke
lab kaape ankhe bhar aaye
kuchh kehna chaha keh na sake
saajan ki galiya chhod chale
dil roya aasu beh na sake
saajan ki galiya

unke liye unko chhod diya
khud apne dilko tod diya
hum unke dil me rehte the
unke kadmo me reh na sake
saajan ki galiya chhod chale
dil roya aasu beh na sake
saajan ki galiya

saajan hai waha aur hum hai yaha
aise dil ko le jaaye kaha
jo paas bhi unke reh na sake
aur dard-e-judaai seh na sake
saajan ki galiya chhod chale
dil roya aasu beh na sake
saajan ki galiya

Leaving the lanes of my Beloved, I depart,
My heart weeps, tears cannot start.
Is this living, this hollow breath?
To call them mine, I met my death.
Leaving the lanes of my Beloved.

When I turned to leave their sight,
When I turned to leave their light,
I stumbled, then paused, then walked again,
My lips trembled, filled with pain.
I wished to speak, but words were mute,
Leaving the lanes, a desolate fruit,
My heart weeps, tears cannot start,
Leaving the lanes of my Beloved's heart.

For their sake, I let them go,
And shattered my own heart below.
I dwelt within their heart's embrace,
But at their feet, could find no place.
Leaving the lanes, a fading trace,
My heart weeps, in this empty space,
Leaving the lanes of my Beloved.

They are there, and I am here,
Where does a heart like this now steer?
Unable to stay, though near,
Unable to bear this parting tear.
Leaving the lanes, consumed by strife,
My heart weeps, mourning its lost life,
Leaving the lanes of my Beloved.