mai dhundhta hun jinko raato ko khayaalo me
vo mujhko mil sake na
vo mujhko mil sake na subah ke ujaalo me
mai dhundhta hun jinko raato ko khayaalo me

suhaani pyaar ki baate, mere dildaar ki baate
kabhi ikraar ki baate, kabhi inkaar ki baate
ek dard sa chhupa hai, dil ke hasin chhaalo me
mai dhundhta hun jinko raato ko khayaalo me

jo yun barbaad hote hai, vo kab aabad hote hai
dil-e-nashaad hote hai, vo ek fariyaad hote hai
uljhaa huaa hun kabse
uljhaa huaa hun kabse, gam ke ajib jaalo me
mai dhundhta hun jinko raato ko khayaalo me

I chase them in the night's embrace, in thought's soft keep,
Yet find them not, however deep
The morning's light may seep.
I chase them in the night's embrace, in thought's soft keep.

Of love's sweet speech, my beloved's grace,
Of vows exchanged, and then, a different pace,
Of denials' sting, a hidden ache,
In my heart's fair, scarred landscape.
I chase them in the night's embrace, in thought's soft keep.

Do those who fall, ever truly rise?
Does the wounded heart find paradise?
A mournful sigh, a shadowed plea,
Entangled long, in grief's strange sea,
Lost in a web where sorrows sleep.
I chase them in the night's embrace, in thought's soft keep.