prem bina bhakti naahi kyu mandir me jaye
man ka thaakur pujane
joh maange so paaye aa aa aa
sham ke rang me rang gayi shyam
or na mera duja dham
sham ke rang me rang gayi shyam
or na mera duja dham
shaam ke rang me rang gayi shyam
or na mera duja dham

manmohan ki preet me khoi
ratiya biti mai nahi soyi
manmohan ki preet me khoi
ratiya biti mai nahi soyi
ratiya biti mai nahi soyi
meri aradhana uska naam
or na mera duja dham
sham ke rang me rang gayi shyam
or na mera duja dham

uski gali ko chhod dun kaise
prit ka naata tod dun kaise
uski gali ko chhod dun kaise
prit ka naata tod dun kaise
prit ka naata tod dun kaise
aur na mera duja dhaam
saam ke rang me rang gyi syaam
aur na mera duja dhaam

Without love, devotion is a hollow climb,
Why seek the temple's stone?
The heart's true idol, ancient and sublime,
Grants all that's truly known.
In the twilight's embrace, the Dark One's hue,
No other haven I pursue.
In the twilight's embrace, the Dark One's hue,
No other haven I pursue.
In the twilight's embrace, the Dark One's hue,
No other haven I pursue.

Lost in the Beloved's ardent grace,
Nights have passed, sleep I deny.
Lost in the Beloved's ardent embrace,
Nights have passed, sleep I deny.
Nights have passed, sleep I deny,
His name, my prayer, my only claim,
No other haven I pursue.
In the twilight's embrace, the Dark One's claim.

How can I forsake His sacred street?
How sever this bond, so deep?
How can I forsake His sacred street?
How sever this bond, so deep?
How sever this bond, so deep?
No other haven I pursue.
In the twilight's embrace, the Dark One's hue,
No other haven I pursue.