ratiya kaari kaari ratiya ratiya andhiyaari ratiya
raat hamaari to chaand ki saheli hai
kitne dino ke baad aayi wo akeli hai
chuppi ki birah hai jhingur ka baje saaj

raat hamaari to chaand ki saheli hai
kitne dino ke baad aayi wo akeli hai
samjha ki baati bhi koyi bujha de aaj
andhere se ji bhar ke karni hai baate aaj
andhera rutha hai andhera baitha hai
gumsum sa kone mai baitha hai
raat hamaari to chaand ki saheli hai
kitne dino ke baad aayi wo akeli hai
samjha ki baati bhi koyi bujha de aaj
andhere se ji bhar ke karni hai baate aaj

andhera paagal hai kitna ghanera hai
chubhta hai dasta hai phir bhi wo mera hai
andhera paagal hai kitna ghanera hai
chubhta hai dasta hai phir bhi wo mera hai
uski hi godi mai sir rakhke sona hai
uski hi baaho me chupke se rona hai
aankho se kaajal ban behta andhera aaj
raat hamaari to chaand ki saheli hai
kitne dino ke baad aayi wo akeli hai
samjha ki bati bhi koyi bujha de aaj
andhere se ji bhar ke karni hai baate aaj
andhera rutha hai andhera baitha hai
gumsum sa kone me baitha hai

Ebony night, dark, ebony night,
night of shadows, night of blight,
Our night, the moon's companion true,
After ages, she returns anew.
The silence aches, the crickets' song, a mournful tune.

Our night, the moon's companion true,
After ages, she returns anew.
Let the lamp be quenched, I implore,
With darkness, my soul will now explore.
To speak my fill, with shadows deep,
The darkness sulks, its secrets to keep,
Silent, in a hidden nook it sits.
Our night, the moon's companion true,
After ages, she returns anew.
Let the lamp be quenched, I implore,
With darkness, my soul will now explore.

Darkness, a madness, how profound,
A tale that pierces, yet I have found,
Darkness, a madness, how profound,
A tale that pierces, yet I have found,
My own, forever bound.
In its lap, my head to rest,
In its embrace, to be blessed,
To weep in secret, tears to flow,
From eyes, the kohl of darkness will go.
Our night, the moon's companion true,
After ages, she returns anew.
Let the lamp be quenched, I implore,
With darkness, my soul will now explore.
The darkness sulks, the darkness stays,
Silent, in a hidden nook it lays.