kaise bitaaun jaalim
kaise bitaaun jaalim
kaali kaali raat re
raam jaane kaise hongi teri mulaakaat re
kaise bitaaun jaalim
kaali kaali raat re
raam jaane kaise hongi teri mulaakaat re

kaali kaali raat piya humse gujaari nahi jaayegi
kaali kaali raat piya humse gujaari nahi jaayegi
bikhri ye sau julfiya humse sambhali nahi jaayegi
bikhri ye sau julfiya humse sambhali nahi jaayegi
tere bina kaun sune man ki ye baat re
raam jaane kaise hongi teri mulaakaat re
kaise bitaaun jaalim
kaali kaali raat re
raam jaane kaise hongi teri mulaakaat re

dukh sune hue, sukh chhine gaye
ashq bahte rahe hum ye kahte rahe
dukh sune hue, sukh chhine gaye
ashq bahte rahe hum ye kahte rahe
hum ye kahte rahe
jaane waale chhod gaye dukhiya ka sath re
raam jaane kaise hongi teri mulaakaat re
kaise bitaaun jaalim
kaali kaali raat re
raam jaane kaise hongi teri mulaakaat re

How to spend, oh cruel one,
How to spend, oh cruel one,
This night of endless dark?
Only Ram knows when your meeting will spark.
How to spend, oh cruel one,
This night of endless dark?
Only Ram knows when your meeting will spark.

This night of darkest hue, beloved, cannot be borne,
This night of darkest hue, beloved, cannot be borne.
These hundred tresses scattered, by me, cannot be worn,
These hundred tresses scattered, by me, cannot be worn.
Without you, who will hear the heart's lonely art?
Only Ram knows when your meeting will spark.
How to spend, oh cruel one,
This night of endless dark?
Only Ram knows when your meeting will spark.

Joy has faded, sorrow has grown,
Tears have flowed as we've moaned alone,
Joy has faded, sorrow has grown,
Tears have flowed as we've moaned alone,
As we've moaned alone,
Those who left have forsaken, leaving this grief to be shown.
Only Ram knows when your meeting will spark.
How to spend, oh cruel one,
This night of endless dark?
Only Ram knows when your meeting will spark.