kisi surat bhi nind aati nahi main kaise so jaaun
koi shay dil ko bahlati nahi main kaise so jaaun
main kaise so jaaun

akela pake mujhko yaad unki aa to jaati hai
akela pake mujhko yaad unki aa to jaati hai
magar fir laut kar jati nahi main kaise so jaaun
main kaise so jaaun

shaba lekar tere jhulfo ki khusbhu aa to jati hai
shaba lekar tere jhulfo ki khusbhu aa to jati hai
magar paigam kuch laati nahi main kaise so jaaun
main kaise so jaaun

sitare ye khabar laye ke ab wo bhi presha hai
sitare ye khabar laye ke ab wo bhi presha hai
suna hai unko nind aati nahi nahi main kaise so jaaun
main kaise so jaaun
kisi surat bhi nind aati nahi main kaise so jaaun
main kaise so jaaun

Sleep, in any guise, eludes my grasp, how can I slumber?
No solace touches the heart, how can I slumber?
How can I slumber?

Alone, their memory visits, a phantom touch, they do appear,
Alone, their memory visits, they return to haunt me here.
But linger not, then vanish, how can I slumber?
How can I slumber?

Night, bearing the scent of your tresses, a whisper does arrive,
Night, bearing the scent of your tresses, barely keeps me alive.
But carries no message, how can I slumber?
How can I slumber?

The stars bring tidings, they, too, are burdened by the ache,
The stars bring tidings, troubled like me, for goodness sake.
They, too, find no slumber, how can I slumber?
How can I slumber?
Sleep, in any guise, eludes my grasp, how can I slumber?
How can I slumber?