ye khule khule se gesu
ye udi udi si rangat
meri subah kah rahi hai
meri raat ka fasaana
log kahe mere nain baanware
log kahe mere nain baanware
log kahe mere nain baanware
in paagal naino me ek din
baste the piyaa sanwre haay raam
log kahe mere nain baanware

wo bhi kya din the jab saavan
preetam ke sang aata tha
jivan ka ek ek savera
ek naya rang laata tha
najar lagi be-rang duniya ki
bhor gayi aur huyi shaam re
log kahe mere nain baanware

kab dekh saki duniya, haaye pyaar kisi ka
kab dekh saki duniya, haaye pyaar kisi ka
bichhade na kabhi milkar dildaar kisi ka
haaye kab dekh saki duniya, haaye pyaar kisi ka
diwaana jamaana kyu, hasta hai mohabbat par
diwaana jamaana kyu, hasta hai mohabbat par
ae kaash ki ye hota bimaar kisi ka
haaye kab dekh saki duniya, haaye pyaar kisi ka

These unbound tresses, adrift,
This fading hue, a whisper light.
My dawn recounts, with tearful thrift,
The tale my lonely night did write.

They say my eyes are lost and blind,
They say my eyes are lost and blind,
They say my eyes are lost and blind.
Within these mad, bewildered sight,
Lived once, my love, a darkened grace.
They say my eyes are lost and blind.

Those days when monsoon’s tears would fall,
With him, my love, in sweet accord,
Each dawn a vibrant, painted call,
Each sunrise, a new world adored.
The world's harsh gaze, a colorless blight,
The morning gone, the evening near.
They say my eyes are lost and blind.

When has the world ever known, oh, love’s true measure?
When has the world ever known, oh, love’s true measure?
A love that lasts, a heart’s sweet treasure?
When has the world ever known, oh, love’s true measure?
Why does the world, in scorn, deride,
Why does the world, in scorn, deride,
This love, this yearning, deep inside?
Oh, would that love could be its own, a soul’s deep fire.
When has the world ever known, oh, love’s true measure?