ek din aur gaya
haay roke na ruka, chhaya andhiyara
aaj bhi naav na aai
aaya na khevan hara, ek din aur gaya
haay roke na ruka, chhaya andhiyara
aaj bhi naav na aai
aaya na khevan hara, ek din aur gaya

kaali nagin si ghiri, raina kajrari
sahmi sahmi si hain ye nagar hamari
kaali nagin si ghiri, raina kajrari
sahmi sahmi si hain ye nagar hamari
deke aavaj thaka
o deke aavaj thaka, man dukhiyara
aaj bhi naav na aai
aaya na khevan hara, ek din aur gaya
haay roke na ruka, chhaya andhiyara
aaj bhi naav na aai
aaya na khevan hara, ek din aur gaya

fir wahi raat kathin chhup gaye tare
fir wahi raat kathin chhup gaye tare
abhi se bujhne lage deep hamare
dur badi dur savera, dur badi dur ujala
dur badi dur savera, dur badi dur ujala
dur hain aashao ka pul kinara
aaj bhi naav na aai
aaya na khevan hara, ek din aur gaya
haay roke na ruka, chhaya andhiyara
aaj bhi naav na aai
aaya na khevan hara, ek din aur gaya
haay roke na ruka, ek din aur gaya

Another day has passed,
Alas, it would not stay, darkness descends.
Still, no boat has come,
No ferryman arrives, another day has passed.
Alas, it would not stay, darkness descends.
Still, no boat has come,
No ferryman arrives, another day has passed.

Like a black serpent, night enfolds, eyes of kohl,
Our city cowers, trembling in the cold.
Like a black serpent, night enfolds, eyes of kohl,
Our city cowers, trembling in the cold.
Calling out, weary,
Oh, calling out, weary, the mournful heart.
Still, no boat has come,
No ferryman arrives, another day has passed.
Alas, it would not stay, darkness descends.
Still, no boat has come,
No ferryman arrives, another day has passed.

Again, that harsh night, stars hide their face,
Again, that harsh night, stars hide their face,
Our lamps begin to dim, losing their grace.
Far, far away, the dawn, far, far away, the light,
Far, far away, the dawn, far, far away, the light,
Far is the shore where hopes take flight.
Still, no boat has come,
No ferryman arrives, another day has passed.
Alas, it would not stay, darkness descends.
Still, no boat has come,
No ferryman arrives, another day has passed.
Alas, it would not stay, another day has passed.