o nirdayi pritam
o nirdayi pritam
pranay jaga ke, hriday churaa ke
chup hue kyo tum
o nirdayi pritam

ye chandaa shital kahalaataa
phir kyo mere ag jalaataa
ye chandaa shital kahalaataa
phir kyo mere ag jalaataa
phul saa komal, baan madan ka
phul saa komal, baan madan ka
shul banake tan me chubh jata
tumhare shur ke birahaa tap me
aag bani punam
o nirdayi pritam, o nirdayi pritam

tum madhuban ke ramar sayaane
tum madhuban ke ramar sayaane
ban ki kali tera hr^iday na jaane
gujan me kya, man me kya tha
prit ya chhal tha, kya pahachaane
gujan me kya, man me kya tha
prit ya chhal tha, kya pahachaane
chit ke chor, kathor hriday ke
kyo mile the ham
o nirdayi pritam, o nirdayi pritam
pranay jaga ke, hriday churaa ke
chup hue kyo tum
o nirdayi pritam, o nirdayi pritam

O cruel beloved, O cruel beloved,
Awakening love, stealing the heart,
Why silence now, O cruel beloved?

The moon is called cool and serene,
Yet why does it burn my limbs with heat?
The moon is called cool and serene,
Yet why does it burn my limbs with heat?
A flower so soft, Cupid's arrow,
A flower so soft, Cupid's arrow,
Becomes a thorn, piercing my frame,
In the sorrow's fire, the full moon ignites,
O cruel beloved, O cruel beloved.

You, the wise one of the honeyed grove,
You, the wise one of the honeyed grove,
The forest bud, your heart does not know.
What was in the hum, what in the mind?
Love or deceit, who can discern?
What was in the hum, what in the mind?
Love or deceit, who can discern?
Thief of the mind, with a heart of stone,
Why did we meet?
O cruel beloved, O cruel beloved,
Awakening love, stealing the heart,
Why silence now?
O cruel beloved, O cruel beloved.