Roman script

Har dam naam sambhaal saaeen da

Har dam naam sambhaal saaeen da

 Ta toon asthar theevein

Cling to your Lord’s name at every moment

and with each breath

You may thus become steadfast and firm

Har dam naam sambhaal saaeen da

 Ta toon asthar theevein

Cling to your Lord’s name at every moment

and with each breath

You may thus become steadfast and firm

Kahwe Husain Faqeer saaeen da

 Main nahi bas tu

Husain, God’s lowly servant, says

There is no me, only You!

Sayonee

Sayonee

Chain ik pal nahi

Chain ik pal nahi

Chain ik pal nahi

 Aur koyi hall nahi

O my dear friends

O my dear friends

Not a moment of peace

Not a moment of peace

Not a moment of peace

And no way out

Sayonee

 Sayonee

O my dear friends

O my dear friends

Kaun mode muhaar

Muhaar

Kaun mode muhaar…

 Kaun mode muhaar…

Who will turn the camel round?

…turn the camel round?

Who will turn the camel round?

Who will turn the camel round?

Koyi saanwal nahi

Chain ik pal nahi

Chain ik pal nahi

Chain ik pal nahi

 Aur koyi hall nahi

Punnun, my lover, is long gone

Not a moment of peace

Not a moment of peace

Not a moment of peace

And no way out

Sayonee

 Sayonee

O my dear friends

O my dear friends

Kya bashar ki bisaat

Bisaat

Kya bashar ki bisaat

 Kya bashar ki bisaat

What is the worth of a mortal being?

…worth…

What is the worth of a mortal being?

What is the worth of a mortal being?

Aaj hai kal nahi

Chain ik pal nahi

Chain ik pal nahi

Chain ik pal nahi

 Aur koyi hall nahi

Here today, and gone tomorrow

Not a moment of peace

Not a moment of peace

Not a moment of peace

And no way out

Sayonee

 Sayonee

O my dear friends

O my dear friends

Zaahir har ik manzar mein

 Tu har pas-manzar mein tu (x2)

You are manifest in all seen and unseen things

Masjid mein tu

Mandir mein tu

 Jeewan saagar mein tu

In the mosque

In the temple

In the ocean of existence

Saaeen tu hi

Mera saccha saaeen tu hai

Saaeen tu hi

Mera saccha saaeen tu hai

Main tera banda, tu hi mera maula saaeen

Tu hi mera maula saaeen

Sayonee

Sayonee

Sayonee

Sayonee

Allaah

Allaah

Allaah

 Allaah

In the mosque

In the temple

In the ocean of existence

O Lord, only You

You are my true Lord

O Lord, only You

You are my true Lord

I am your servant, and you are my beloved Master

You are my beloved Master

O my dear friends

O my dear friends

O my dear friends

O my dear friends

Allah!

Allah!

Allah!

Allah!

Translation by Zahra Sabri

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