ae jee shamma kahi bhi jalti ho
parvane wahi aa jate hai
ae jee shamma kahi bhi jalti ho
parvane wahi aa jate hai
laila ho kahi bhi parde me
diwane wahi aa jate hai
laila ho kahi bhi parde me
diwane wahi aa jate hai
laila ho kahi bhi

jab chaayi ho gulshan me ghaata
aur julfo ko chume baad ae sabha
aur julfo ko chume baad ae sabha
aur julfo ko chume baad ae sabha
hume phool samjhkar
kyo bhaware lahrane wahi aa jate hai
hume phool samjhkar
kyo bhaware lahrane wahi aa jate hai

humne na kisi se pyar kiya
aankho ko na humne char kiya
aankho ko na humne char kiya
aankho ko na humne char kiya
hum hote hai jis mahfil me
mastane wahi aa jate hai
hum hote hai jis mahfil me
mastane wahi aa jate hai

Wherever the candle burns,
The moths arrive, drawn in.
Wherever the candle burns,
The moths arrive, drawn in.
Though Laila hides behind a veil,
The mad ones find their way.
Though Laila hides behind a veil,
The mad ones find their way.
Laila, wherever you may be...

When clouds embrace the garden,
And the wind kisses the locks,
And the wind kisses the locks,
And the wind kisses the locks,
Mistaking us for flowers,
Why do the bees come swaying?
Mistaking us for flowers,
Why do the bees come swaying?

We have loved no one,
We have not met eyes with a soul.
We have not met eyes with a soul.
We have not met eyes with a soul.
In whichever gathering we sit,
The intoxicated ones come.
In whichever gathering we sit,
The intoxicated ones come.