na ja re na ja re na re ja
mere sathi jalegi diye ke bina
kaise bati mere shyam
mere shyam mere shyam
ab kaise mai aau ab kaise mai aau
sukh ka suraj path me dhal gya
sukh ka suraj path me dhal gya
ho gai dukh ki fir sham
mere shyam mere shyam

kisne dukh mere man ka jana
kisne dukh mere man ka jana
jag ye preet na meri pahchana
jag ye preet na meri pahchana
preet ke bairi kya samjhenge
preet ke bairi kya samjhenge
preet hai kiska re naam
mere shyam mere shyam

tan yun mera aaj hai bandi
tan yun mera aaj hai bandi
jaise pinjare me koi ho panchi
jaise pinjare me koi ho panchi
udna chahu ud na pau
udna chahu ud na pau
kya karu mai ghanshyam
mere shyam mere shyam

Do not go, oh do not go, depart not yet,
My companion, the lamp will burn without a wick.
How will I light my way, O Shyam,
My Shyam, my Shyam?

Now how can I come, how can I find my way,
When the sun of joy has set upon the path,
And sorrow's twilight descends once more?
My Shyam, my Shyam.

Who knows the ache within my heart,
Who sees the sorrow I impart?
This world, it fails to know my love,
This world, it fails to see the dove.
Love's enemies, how can they understand?
Love, what is it, a holy brand?
My Shyam, my Shyam.

My body, now, a captive bound,
Like a bird caged, where joy is not found.
I long to fly, but cannot take to wing,
What shall I do, O dark one, what shall I sing?
My Shyam, my Shyam.