chaand bhi hai sitaare bhi hai basm me
chaand bhi hai sitaare bhi hai basm me
jaane kya raaz hai kyun ujala nahi
chhed di maine dil ki ye baate kaha
dil ki baate koi sunnewala nahi
chaand bhi hai sitaare bhi hai basm me

dekhke mujhko muh pher lete hai sab
mera chehra garibi ka hai ishtiha
dekhke mujhko muh pher lete hai sab
mera chehra garibi ka hai ishtiha
apne sar pe shikayat apni rakhe huye
thokre khayi duniya ke aage hajaar
thokre khayi duniya ke aage hajaar
aur kisine bhi badhke sambhala nahi
dil ki baate koi sunnewala nahi
chaand bhi hai sitaare bhi hai bhasm me

raat dhalti rahi jashn hota raha
raat dhalti rahi jashn hota raha
log haste rahe, koi rota raha
shukriya kis juba se ada kijiye
dil me kaata jamana chubhota raha
dil mein kaata jamana chubhota raha
mujhko mahfil se lekin nikala nahi
dil ki baate koi sunnewala nahi
chaand bhi hai sitaare bhi hai basm me
jaane kya raaz hai kyun ujala nahi
chaand bhi hai sitaare bhi hai basm me

The moon and stars, they hold dominion,
The moon and stars, they hold dominion,
A secret kept, why no illumination?
I spoke my heart, these whispered woes,
No ear to hear the heart's deep throes,
The moon and stars, they hold dominion.

They turn away, their faces hide,
My visage bears the mark of want inside,
They turn away, their faces hide,
My visage bears the mark of want inside,
Upon my head, I bear my plight,
A thousand kicks from worldly blight,
A thousand kicks from worldly plight,
No hand to lift, no solace found,
No ear to hear the heart's deep sound,
The moon and stars, they hold dominion.

The night descends, the revels swell,
The night descends, the revels swell,
While laughter rings, a lone tear fell,
What thanks to give, what words to say,
The thorns of time, they pierce and stay,
The thorns of time, they pierce and stay,
From the grand hall, I am not cast,
No ear to hear the heart's deep blast,
The moon and stars, they hold dominion,
A secret kept, why no illumination?
The moon and stars, they hold dominion.