main na boli chiraiya, kagaj liye jaye
main na boli re
main na boli chiraiya, kagaj liye jaye
main na boli re

ang ang tute angdai jab aaye
jiya kare dhak dhak najar jhuk jaaye
ang ang tute angdai jab aaye
jiya kare dhak dhak najar jhuk jaaye
raat bhingi bhingi julam kare hay hay
main na boli chiraiya, kagaj liye jaye
main na boli re

suni suni laage hain chanda bina rain
baat kahe man ki ye khoye khoye nain
suni suni laage hain chanda bina rain
baat kahe man ki ye khoye khoye nain
pyaar ki bajariya me lut gaya chain chain
main na boli chiraiya, kagaj liye jaye
main na boli re

deep mange jyoti aur jyoti mange tel
rup jaha dekh najar chahe mel
deep mange jyoti aur jyoti mange tel
rup jaha dekh najar chahe mel
naina mange neendiya
aur manwa mange tel tel tel
main na boli chiraiya, kagaj liye jaye
main na boli re
main na boli chiraiya, kagaj liye jaye
main na boli re

I, a silence, the sparrow takes the page,
I remain silent.
I, a silence, the sparrow takes the page,
I remain silent.

Limb by limb, a breaking stretch arrives,
The heart beats quick, eyes cast down to hide.
Limb by limb, a breaking stretch arrives,
The heart beats quick, eyes cast down to hide.
The night, so drenched, inflicts such cruel sighs,
I, a silence, the sparrow takes the page,
I remain silent.

Empty, empty seems the night, moonless,
The heart's words spoken through wandering eyes.
Empty, empty seems the night, moonless,
The heart's words spoken through wandering eyes.
In love's bazaar, peace is lost, gone, undone,
I, a silence, the sparrow takes the page,
I remain silent.

The lamp desires light, and light desires oil,
Beholding beauty, the eyes seek to join.
The lamp desires light, and light desires oil,
Beholding beauty, the eyes seek to join.
My eyes seek sleep,
and the heart yearns for oil, oil, oil.
I, a silence, the sparrow takes the page,
I remain silent.
I, a silence, the sparrow takes the page,
I remain silent.