ek shama hai mehfil me parwane hazaro hai
parwane hazaro hai wo laila hu main jiske
wo laila hu main jiske diwane hazaro hai
diwane hazaro hai ek shama ek shama

har aankh me ghar mera har aankh me ghar mera
har dil ko talab meri
har dil ko talab meri har dil ko talab meri
but ek hu main lekin
but ek hu main lekin butkhane hazaro hai
but khane hazaro hai ek shama ek shama

A single flame in the hush of night,
Ten thousand moths in frenzied flight.
Ten thousand moths, their wings ablaze,
And I, the Layla, in their gaze.

The Layla, sought with fevered plea,
Ten thousand hearts are lost in me.
Ten thousand hearts, a burning pyre,
A single flame, a soul's desire.

My home resides in every eye,
In every heart, a whispered sigh.
My yearning calls to every breast,
My image etched, a sacred quest.

A single idol, I am known,
Yet temples built, and seeds are sown.
Ten thousand shrines to hold my grace,
A single flame in time and space.