o dil janiya lage na jiya tere bina
galiyon mein chaubaron mein o ho ho aha ha
banke chandaniya banke chandaniya aaja re
chupke chupke milan kab tak andhiyaron mein
o ho ho aha ha o dil janiya

jo mile tha andhero mein
wo din ke ujale milega re
jo mile tha andhero mein
wo din ke ujale milega re
in baichen hatho se o pyari ghunght uthega re
rokega kaise koi o ho ho aha ha
dal ke baaho mein apni le jaunga
mein gori tujhko hajaaro mein o ho ho aha ha
o dil janiya

aaja man ki dagriya pe
tohe chameliya ki daali si lachakauga
aaja man ki dagriya pe
tohe chameliya ki daali si lachakauga
in baaho mein bhar ke tohe bijuriya si
rah rah ke chamkaunga hai ab to ji mein yahi
dhundh ke chhyiya taro ki mukh chumu
tera kahi chal ke bhaaro mein
o ho ho aaha ha o dil janiya
o dil janiya laage na jiya tere bin
galiyon mein chaubaron mein o ho ho aha ha

My heart's beloved, life's breath flees without you,
Through lanes and chambers, a whisper of a sigh.
Become moonlight, oh, become moonlight, come,
From shadowed meetings, when will we break free?
Oh, my heart's beloved.

What met in darkness,
Shall bloom in day's bright grace.
What met in shadows,
Shall find the sunlit place.
These restless hands, my love,
Shall lift your veiled face.
Who dares to hinder?
In embrace, I'll claim you,
My fair one, amidst a thousand souls.
Oh, my heart's beloved.

Come to the path of the heart,
Like jasmine on a swaying bough, I'll hold you.
Come to the path of the heart,
Like jasmine on a swaying bough, I'll hold you.
In these arms, enfold you, a lightning flash,
And in your presence, I'll glow, again and again.
Now, my heart knows but this,
Seeking the starlit shade, your face, I'll kiss,
And wander with you through spring's sweet sway.
Oh, my heart's beloved.
My heart's beloved, life's breath flees without you,
Through lanes and chambers, a whisper of a sigh.