bairan nind na aaye
bairan nind na aaye, mohe bairan nind na aaye
mora jiya ghabaraye
bairan nind na aaye, mohe bairan nind na aaye

suni padi meri palko ki galiya
suni padi meri palko ki galiya
kaun khilaye nindiya ki kaliya, apne bhi hain paraye
mohe bairan nind na aaye, bairan nind na aaye

lakh jatan karu aankh naa lage
lakh jatan karu aankh naa lage
so gayi kushiya aur ghum jage, ghayal man kit jaye
mohe bairan nind na aaye, bairan nind na aaye

yaad aaye jab pyar ki baate
yaad aaye jab pyar ki baate
aur bhi lambi ho jaye raate, bhor najar nahi aaye
mohe bairan nind na aaye, bairan nind na aaye

Sleep, a stranger to my eyes,
Sleep, a stranger, will not come.
My heart, it knows no ease,
Sleep, a stranger, will not come.

Empty lie the lanes of my lids,
Empty, where dreams once did reside.
Who now will tend the blossoms of sleep,
When even those I love feel estranged?
Sleep, a stranger, will not come.

A thousand efforts, yet no slumber,
A thousand prayers to find some rest.
Joy has fallen, sorrow awakes,
Where can this wounded heart find a haven?
Sleep, a stranger, will not come.

When memories of love return,
When whispers of passion softly call,
The night stretches on, unending,
No dawn to break the heavy dark.
Sleep, a stranger, will not come.