main dhund raha tha sapano me, tumako anjano apano me
main dhund raha tha sapano me, tumako anjano apano me
raste me mujhe ik phul mila to maine kaha, maine kaha
ai phul tu kitana sundar hai, lekin tu rakh hai mojh nahi
ja mujhako teri khoj nahi, main dhund raha tha sapano me

main diwana anjane me, ja pohancha phir mailhane me
raste me mujhe ik jam mila to maine kaha, maine kaha
ae jam tu kitana dilkash hai, lekin tu har hai jit nahi
ja teri meri prit nahi, main dhund raha tha sapano me

main badhkar apani hasti se gujara taro ki basti se
raste me mujhe phir chand mila to maine kaha, maine kaha
ae chand tu kitan roshan hai, par dilbar tera nam nahi
ja tere bas ka kam nahi
dipak ki tarah jalate jalate, jivan path par chalate chalate
raste me mujhe sansar mila to maine kaha, maine kaha
sansar tu kitana achcha hai, lekin janjir hai dor nahi
ja tu mera chitchor nahi, main dhund raha tha sapano me

kuchh aur chala mai banjara, to dekha mandir ka dwara
mandir me mujhe bhagwan mila to, maine kaha, maine kaha
bhagwan tera ghr sab kuchh hai lekin sajan ka dwar nahi
puja puja hai pyar nahi
bita ke chain akele me pohancha sawan ke mele me
mele me tumhe jab dekh liya to maine kaha, maine kaha
tum hi to ho, tum hi to ho chitchot mere, man mit mere
tum bin pyase the git mere

I searched for you in dreams, among strangers, among kin,
I searched for you in dreams, among strangers, among kin.
Upon the path, a flower bloomed, and I, I did say:
"Oh, flower, so fair, your beauty shines, yet fleeting as the wave.
Go, I seek not your embrace, I searched for you in dreams."

Lost in madness, I stumbled, into the tavern's haze,
Lost in madness, I stumbled, into the tavern's haze.
Upon the path, a goblet gleamed, and I, I did plead:
"Oh, goblet, so lovely, yet you are but loss, not victory.
Go, no love do we share, I searched for you in dreams."

I rose above my being, past the constellations' dance,
I rose above my being, past the constellations' dance.
Upon the path, the moon appeared, and I, I did say:
"Oh, moon, so radiant, but your name is not my beloved's.
Go, this task is not yours."
Burning like a lamp, walking life's winding way,
Burning like a lamp, walking life's winding way.
Upon the path, the world I met, and I, I did say:
"Oh, world, so good, yet you are but chain, not a thread.
Go, you are not my heart's thief, I searched for you in dreams."

Further I wandered, a nomad, and saw a temple's gate,
Further I wandered, a nomad, and saw a temple's gate.
Within the temple, I found God, and I, I did say:
"God, your house is everything, but not the beloved's door.
Worship is worship, but love, it is not."
Spent in solitude, I arrived at the monsoon fair,
Spent in solitude, I arrived at the monsoon fair.
And when I saw you there, I knew, and I did say:
"You are here, you are here, my heart's thief, my mind's friend,
Without you, my songs were parched with thirst."