vo saath hamaaraa de na sake ham naam pe unake jite hai
do din ko khushi ko paaye the kyaa kahiye kaise bite hai
vo saath hamaaraa

tanhaayi bahaaro se milakar jab unaki yaad dilaati hai
tanhaayi bahaaro se milakar jab unaki yaad dilaati hai
ummid ke kachche dhaage se zakhamo ko apane site hai
vo saath hamaaraa de na sake

jaa aur kahi ab ai saavan kyo thandi aag lagaataa hai
jaa aur kahi ab ai saavan kyo thandi aag lagaataa hai
ham laayen kahaan se ab aansu aankho ke sarovar rite hai
vo saath hamaaraa de naa sake

vo jitane ham se dur huye is dil ki tadap utani hi badhi
vo jitane ham se dur huye is dil ki tadap utani hi badhi
le jaam uthaa ab ai saaqi ham khun-e-tamannaa pite hai
vo saath hamaaraa de na sake ham naam pe unake jite hai
do din ko khushi ko paaye the kyaa kahiye kaise bite hai
vo saath hamaaraa

They could not walk beside me, yet I live upon their name,
A fleeting joy we tasted, and oh, how those days did flame.
They could not walk beside me.

Solitude, a union with spring's bloom, stirs their memory's art,
Solitude, a union with spring's bloom, stirs their memory's art,
With fragile threads of hope, we mend the wounds upon the heart.
They could not walk beside me.

Go, O monsoon, depart and seek elsewhere, why do you ignite this cold fire?
Go, O monsoon, depart and seek elsewhere, why do you ignite this cold fire?
Where shall we find tears now, when the pools of our eyes are dry and expire?
They could not walk beside me.

The further they recede, the greater the ache within this breast,
The further they recede, the greater the ache within this breast,
Raise the cup, O Saqi, we drink the blood of longing, at its behest.
They could not walk beside me, yet I live upon their name,
A fleeting joy we tasted, and oh, how those days did flame.
They could not walk beside me.