marhami sa chaand hai tu, diljala sa mai andhera
ek dooje ke liye hai, neend meri khwaab tera

tu ghata hai phuar ki, main ghadi intezar ki
apna milna likha isi baras hai na

jo meri manzilon ko jati hai, tere naam ki koi sadak hai na
jo mere dil ko dil banati hai, tere naam ki koi dhadak hai na

koi bandhani joda odh ke, babul ki gali aaun chhod ke
tere hi liye laaungi piya, solah saal ke sawan jod ke
pyar se thamna, dor bareek hai
saat janmon ki yeh pehli tareekh hai

dor ka ek main sira, aur tera hai doosra
jud sake beech mein kayi tadap hai na

jo meri manzilon ko jati hai, tere naam ki koi sadak hai na
jo mere dil ko dil banati hai, tere naam ki koi dhadak hai na

You are moon-balm, I, the fire's dark ember,
Destined each for other, my sleep, your dream's remember.
You, a cloud of soft showers, I, a watch of waiting,
Our union's written, this year, our fates are mating.

To my goals that lead, a road with your name, is it not?
To my heart that becomes a heart, a beat with your name, is it not?
With a bridal knot I'll don, leaving father's lane behind,
For you alone, my love, sixteen summers combined.
Hold me gently, the thread is fine,
Seven lives begin, this first date divine.

I am but one end of the thread, and yours the other strand,
That connects us, much yearning, is it not?
To my goals that lead, a road with your name, is it not?
To my heart that becomes a heart, a beat with your name, is it not?