dhire chal dhire chal ae bhigi hava
ke mere bulabul ki hai nind javaan
ke kahin laage na kisi ki use badanazar
ke mithe sapanon mein kho gayi hai bekabar
dhire chal ai bhigi

chehara kahin hai zulfein kahin hain
hosh kahaan hai bhala is bahaar mein is bahaar mein
kaliyon se kah de aaj na chatakein
champaakali hai soyi intazaar mein intazaar mein
are ho kitani dilakashi chhaayi hai bekudi haay meri bebasi
dhire chal ae bhigi

pyaar ka bhanvara kahata hai tujhe
aisi fiza mein raagani na ga raagani na ga
nind ke saagar tut na jaayein
meri qasam tujhe shor na macha shor na macha
are ho baadal bade pahare hain khade dil bhi kya kare
dhire chal ai bhigi

maujein ruki hain shaakhein jhuki hain
kaise sunaaye koyi dil ke raaz ko dil ke raaz ko
are ho ashq chum lunga bin piye dil use nazar dunga
dhire chal ai bhigi

Softly, softly, oh dampening breeze,
My nightingale slumbers, at ease.
Lest a cruel glance should steal her peace,
Lost in sweet dreams, her worries cease.
Softly blow, softly.

Her face, a dream; her tresses, a haze;
What world remains in this vibrant maze?
Bid the new buds hold back their gleam,
For a champak sleeps, lost in a dream.
Oh, what beauty, what ecstasy,
My helplessness, eternally.
Softly blow, softly.

Love's bumblebee whispers in your ear,
In such a world, no song to hear.
Let not the ocean of slumber break,
By my vow, no clamor you make.
Oh, clouds stand guard, a silent plea,
What can a heart do, helplessly?
Softly blow, softly.

The waves are still, the branches bend,
How can one reveal a heart's end?
Tears I'll kiss, without drink's trace,
My heart I'll give, to that sleeping face.
Softly blow, softly.