aaj raat bas me nahi dil aaj raat bas me nahi dil
mushkil hai tauba hai mai tang hu jine se
maar dale mujhe laga ke koi sine se
aaj raat bas me nahi dil aaj raat bas me nahi dil
mushkil hai aaj raat bas me nahi dil
aaj raat bas me nahi dil mushkil hai

aaj raat bas me nahi dil aaj raat bas me nahi dil
mushkil hai tauba hai mai tang hu jine se
maar dale mujhe laga ke koi sine se
aaj raat bas me nahi dil aaj raat bas me nahi dil
mushkil hai

ye kangan ye jhumke mujhe dasne lage
meri akeli sez pe hansne lage
nahi koi paas to kya mere paas hai
na jane kitni raato ki meri pyas hai
aaj raat bas me nahi dil aaj raat bas me nahi dil
mushkil hai tauba hai mai tang hu jine se
maar dale mujhe laga ke koi sine se
aaj raat bas me nahi dil aaj raat bas me nahi dil
mushkil hai

Tonight, my heart, it will not obey,
Tonight, my heart, it cannot stay.
A tempest brews, a soul in dread,
Weary of life, the words unsaid.
Let someone hold me, close and near,
And quell the rising tide of fear.
Tonight, my heart, it will not obey,
Tonight, my heart, it cannot stay.
A burden vast, a difficult plight.

Tonight, my heart, it will not obey,
Tonight, my heart, it cannot stay.
A tempest brews, a soul in dread,
Weary of life, the words unsaid.
Let someone hold me, close and near,
And quell the rising tide of fear.
Tonight, my heart, it will not obey,
Tonight, my heart, it cannot stay.
A burden vast.

These bangles gleam, a serpent's hiss,
These earrings mock my lonely kiss.
No solace found, no comfort near,
What presence haunts this silent sphere?
How many nights of thirst I bear,
Lost in shadows, in deep despair.
Tonight, my heart, it will not obey,
Tonight, my heart, it cannot stay.
A tempest brews, a soul in dread,
Let someone hold me, close and near,
And quell the rising tide of fear.
Tonight, my heart, it will not obey,
Tonight, my heart, it cannot stay.
A burden vast, a difficult plight.