chandani rup ki ya kiran dhup ki
surmayi si ghata ya subah ki hawa
khwab jaisi lagi tujhko kaisi lagi
woh meri dilruba dil mere tu bata
chandani rup ki ya kiran dhup ki
surmayi si ghata ya subah ki hawa
khwab jaisi lagi tujhko kaisi lagi
woh meri dilruba dil mere tu bata
chandani rup ki ya kiran dhup ki

khushbuo ki lehar ke jawan gulmohar
titliyon ki tarah umar se bekhabar
phul banti kali kokila manchali
khwab jaisi lagi tujhko kaisi lagi
woh meri dilruba dil mere tu bata
chandani rup ki ya kiran dhup ki
ve mahiya ve chhad des naa ja

ragini raag ki shokhiya faag ki
mir ki tu gajal najm thi daag ki
aasman ki pari ya ke jadugari
khwab jaisi lagi tujhko kaisi lagi
chandani rup ki ya kiran dhup ki
surmayi si ghata ya subah ki hawa
khwab jaisi lagi tujhko kaisi lagi
woh meri dilruba dil mere tu bata

Moonlit form, or sun's bright gleam,
A shadowed dusk, or morning's dream.
A vision spun, how did it seem?
My heart's beloved, tell me, gleam.
Moonlit form, or sun's bright ray,
A shadowed dusk, or break of day.
A vision spun, how did it play?
My heart's beloved, speak and say.
Moonlit form, or sun's bright ray.

Fragrant waves, where blooms reside,
Like butterflies, with naught to hide.
A budding rose, a playful tide,
A vision spun, how did it glide?
My heart's beloved, tell me true.
Moonlit form, or sun's bright hue.
O, my love, do not depart.

Music's song, a joyous art,
Mir's ghazal, a wounded heart.
Heaven's nymph, or magic's start,
A vision spun, how did impart?
Moonlit form, or sun's bright ray,
A shadowed dusk, or break of day.
A vision spun, how did it sway?
My heart's beloved, come and say.