chhup na jana chhup na jana ae chand chhup na jana
ae chand chhup na jana jab tak main git gaau
ye saaj jindagi ka ji bhar ke main bajau
ae chand chhup na janaae chand chhup na jana
udata hua ye panchi bhule se idhar aaya
udata hua ye panchi bhule se idhar aaya
anjan ke ghar ko apna gar banaya
ye sukh ki nind soye ye sukh ki nind soye
main khawab ban ke aau ae chand chhup na jana
ae chand chhup na jana

kaisi ada thi jispe aankhe hui diwani
kaisi ada thi jispe aankhe hui diwani
ye dil dimak duniya sab ban gaye kahni
ek rat ka ye kaisa ek rat ka ye kaisa
main umar bhar sunau ae chand chhup na jana
ae chand chhup na jana

ae sone wale so na jab tak ji chahe so na
ae sone wale so na jab tak ji chahe so na
kal din ki roshani me is rat ka gam dhona
taiyar ho safar ko taiyar ho safar ko
tujhko me rah dikhau ae chand chhup na jana
ae chand chhup na jana jab tak main git gaau
ji bhar ke main bajau ae chand chhup na jana
ae chand chhup na jana

Do not vanish, do not fade, O Moon, do not vanish,
O Moon, do not vanish, until my song is sung,
Until the instrument of life is played with all my heart.
O Moon, do not vanish, O Moon, do not vanish.

This soaring bird, in error, it came here,
This soaring bird, in error, it came here,
To a stranger's house, a home it made.
Let it sleep in slumber, let it sleep in slumber,
I shall become its dream. O Moon, do not vanish.
O Moon, do not vanish.

What grace was it that made the eyes bewitched?
What grace was it that made the eyes bewitched?
This heart, this mind, the world, all turned to story.
Of a single night, of a single night,
I shall recount it through all my years. O Moon, do not vanish.
O Moon, do not vanish.

You who sleep, do not sleep until your heart is sated,
You who sleep, do not sleep until your heart is sated,
In the light of dawn, wash away the sorrow of this night.
Prepare yourself for the journey, prepare yourself for the journey,
I shall show you the way. O Moon, do not vanish.
O Moon, do not vanish, until my song is sung,
Until the instrument of life is played with all my heart.
O Moon, do not vanish,
O Moon, do not vanish.