taaj tere liye ik mazhar-e-ulfat hi sahi
tum ko is vaadi-e-ragi se aqidat hi sahi

meri mahabub kahi aur milaa kar mujh se
meri mahabub kahi aur milaa kar mujh se
meri mahabub

anaginat logo ne duniya me muhabbat ki hai
anaginat logo ne duniya me muhabbat ki hai
kaun kahataa hai ki saadiq na the jazbe un ke
lekin un ke liye tashhir kaa saamaan nahi
kyo ke vo log bhi apani hi tarah mufalis the
meri mahabub kahi aur mila kar mujh se
meri mahabub

ye chamanazaar ye jamunaa kaa kinara
ye mahal
ye chamanzaar ye jamunaa kaa kinara
ye mahal
ye munaqqash dar-o-divaar, ye maharaab
ye taaq
ek shahanashaah ne daulat kaa saharade kar
ham garibo ki muhabbat kaa udaayaa
hai mazaak
meri mahabub meri mahabub
meri mahabub kahi aur mila kar mujh se
meri mahabub kahi aur mila kar mujh se

Though Taj, a monument of love you stand,
And reverence you draw from this bright land,
My beloved, seek elsewhere for our tryst.
My beloved, seek elsewhere, a tryst.
My beloved.

Countless hearts have known love's burning fire,
Countless hearts, consumed by deep desire.
Who dares to say their passions were untrue?
Yet, for their love, no grand display they knew,
Like us, they toiled in poverty's embrace.
My beloved, seek elsewhere for our place.
My beloved.

This garden, Yamuna's flowing shore, this grace,
This palace grand, this ornamented space,
Archways and niches, crafted with such skill,
A king, with wealth, his coffers to fulfill,
Has mocked the love the humble hearts hold dear.
My beloved, my beloved, draw near.
My beloved, seek elsewhere for our tryst.
My beloved, seek elsewhere, a tryst.