ye ham jo hijr me
diwaro dar ko dekhte hai
ye ham jo hijr me
diwaro dar ko dekhte hai
kabhi saba ko kabhi naambar ko dekhte hai
kabhi saba ko

vo aaye ghar me hamare
khuda ki kudrat hai
kabhi ham unko
kabhi apne ghar ko dekhte hai
kabhi ham unko
kabhi apne ghar ko dekhte hai
kabhi ham unko

najar lage na kahi
najar lage na kahi
unke dast-o-baju ko
ye log kyu mere
ha ye log kyu mere
jakhmi jigar ko dekhte hai
ye log kyu mere
jakhmi jigar ko dekhte hai
ye log kyu mere

We, in separation's ache,
gaze upon walls and doors,
in separation's ache,
gaze upon walls and doors.
Sometimes the morning breeze, sometimes a messenger, we seek,
the morning breeze...

Their arrival in our home,
a divine miracle's grace,
we behold them,
then our own dwelling's space.
We behold them,
then our own dwelling's space.
We behold them...

Lest an evil eye should fall,
lest harm touch their arms so fair,
why do these souls,
ah, why these souls,
observe my wounded heart's despair?
why these souls,
observe my wounded heart's despair?
why these souls...