maine zami par chand ko dekha
chand ko dekha yaro haye
maine zami par chand ko dekha
chand ko dekha yaro
pagal kah lo ya diwana
kuch bhi mujhko pyaro

chand ke sar par saza tha aanchal
chand ke pairo me thi payal
aankho me tha kajal aise
chandani rat me sawan jaise
aisa manjar, aisa manjar dekha hoga
tumne kaha nazaro haye
maine zami par chand ko dekha
chand ko dekha yaro

Upon the earth, I saw the moon descend,
The moon I saw, oh friends, attend!
Upon the earth, the moon I saw unfold,
The moon I saw, a story to be told!
Call me mad, or lost in reverie,
Beloved, judge me as you see.

Upon her head, a veil of night was spun,
Upon her feet, a tinkling, silver run.
Her eyes, with kohl, a shadowed, mystic gleam,
A monsoon night, within a moonlit dream.
Such a vision, a landscape so divine,
Where, oh where, have you seen such a sign?
Upon the earth, the moon I saw appear,
The moon I saw, my friends, draw near!