shama hai gul bhi hai
bulbul bhi hai parwana bhi
rat ki rat hai sab kuch hai
par kuch bhi nahi
der na karo der na karo piya der na karo
piya pyare pas aate aate tumhare
kahi dur kahi dur kahi dur na mai chali jau
der na karo der na karo piya der na karo
piya pyare pas aate aate tumhare
kahi dur kahi dur kahi dur na mai chali jau
der na karo piya der na karo der na karo

kahe jodi nigodi piya maine tujhse najariya
dega tana dega tana dega tana
jamana hasegi ye sari nagriya
ab to had hogi intzar ki
laz rakh lo piya mere pyar ki
ab to had hogi intzar ki
jali jau pyar ki aag me mai jali jau
der na karo piya der na karo
piya pyare pas aate aate tumhare
der na karo piya der na karo der na karo

dekhu rahe dekhu rahe
nigahe bichake mai sari umariya
par jamana par jamana par jamana
begana ye mohalat na dega sawriya
wakt ko kisne roka kahi dejaye na dokha
gair ka mujhe na karde
mang me aag na bharde
ane wale abhi jo na ayega
dekh lena koi jaa se jayega
chhali jau ha ha kismat se
mai na chhali jau piya der na karo
piya pyare pas aate aate tumhare
kahi dur kahi dur kahi dur na mai chali jau
der na karo piya der na karo der na karo

A candle flames, a rose blooms too,
A nightingale sings, a moth burns through.
Night itself, encompassing all,
Yet, within it, nothing at all.

Hurry, beloved, do not delay,
Lest as you draw near, I stray away,
Far away, beyond your reach,
Hurry, beloved, beyond my breach.

Why did my eyes first meet yours, dear?
The world will taunt, will sneer and jeer,
The city will laugh, its judgment to cast,
My patience wears thin, my future surpassed.
Preserve the honor of my love's quest,
Now, my beloved, be my soul's best.
I burn in love's fire, consumed by desire,
Hurry, beloved, do not tire.

I watch, I wait, my eyes scan the way,
Hiding my gaze through each passing day,
But this world, this world, so cold and unkind,
Will not grant respite, my true love to find.
Who has ever halted time's cruel hand?
Lest it betray, or take its command.
Let me not be another's to hold,
Lest fire be poured in this soul's fold.
If he comes, the one I fear,
Know that someone's life will disappear.
I'll be lost, by fate's harsh decree,
Hurry, beloved, set my spirit free.