hum to hai pardes me desh me nikla hoga chand
hum to hai pardes me desh me nikla hoga chand
apni rat ki chat par kitna tanha hoga chand ho
hum to hai pardes me desh me nikla hoga chand

jin aankho ne kajal ban kar tairi kali rat ho
un aankho me aasu ka ek katra hoga chand ho
hum to hai pardes me desh me nikla hoga chand

rat ne aisa pech lagaya tuti hath se dor ho
aangan wale neem me jakar atka hoga chand ho
hum to hai pardes me desh me nikla hoga chand

chand bina har din yu bita jaise yug bite ho
mere bina kis hal me hoga kaisa hoga chand ho
hum to hai pardes me desh me nikla hoga chand
apni rat ki chat par kitna tanha hoga chand ho
hum to hai pardes me desh me nikla hoga chand ho

In lands afar, the moon ascends, I know,
In my homeland, the moon begins to glow.
On roofs of nights, how lonely must it be,
In lands afar, the moon ascends, I see.

Those eyes that bore the kohl of darkest night,
Within them now, a teardrop takes its flight.
In lands afar, the moon ascends, I know,

The night has tangled, snapped the thread of hand,
Caught in the neem tree of the courtyard land.
In lands afar, the moon ascends, I know,

Each day, without him, ages seem to pass,
Without my being, in what state, alas?
In lands afar, the moon ascends, I know,
On roofs of nights, how lonely must it be,
In lands afar, the moon ascends, I see.