bahare bitne ko hai bataao na kab aaoge
bahare bitne ko hai bataao na kab aaoge
ummide ritne ko hai bataao na kab aaoge
tere bin dil ye pyasa hai, kab talak yu tarsaaoge
parinde lautne ko hai, bataao na kab aaoge

abhi jo tum chale aate hawa sandal si ho jaati
abhi jo tum chale aate hawa sandal si ho jaati
ke dariya rukh badal leta, ghadi makhmal si ho jaati
mujhe bhi chain mil jaata, tabiyat bhi sambhal jaati
nazare dubne ko hai bataao na kab aaoge
ummide ritne ko hai bataao na kab aaoge

in aankho ne teri surat kuch iss tarah sambhali hai
in aankho ne teri surat kuch iss tarah sambhali hai
ke inme tum agar naa ho toh darpan khali khali hai
bas tere aane bhar se meri ye hasrat hi machal jaati
sabhi ab puchhne ko hai bataao na kab aaoge
ummide ritne ko hai bataao na kab aaoge

The springs are fading, tell me, when will you return?
The springs are fading, tell me, when will you return?
Hopes are thinning, tell me, when will you return?
My heart, thirsting for you, how long will you make it yearn?
The birds are turning back, tell me, when will you return?

If you were here, the air would turn to sandalwood,
If you were here, the air would turn to sandalwood,
The river would change its course, the hour, velvet-good.
I too would find peace then, my soul, understood,
The sights are sinking, tell me, when will you return?
Hopes are thinning, tell me, when will you return?

These eyes have held your image, in a sacred way,
These eyes have held your image, in a sacred way,
Without you in them, the mirror is a vacant bay.
Just your arrival, and my longing would sway,
All now ask me, tell me, when will you return?
Hopes are thinning, tell me, when will you return?