sham gayi rat aayi ki balam aaja
sham gayi rat aayi ki balam aaja
taro ki barat aayi ki balam aaja
taro ki barat aayi ki balam aaja
ho balam aaja ab to sanam aaja
sham gayi rat aayi ki balam aaja

rata din ke milne ki ghadi me
thandi thandi sawan ki jhadi me
do dilo ne jo bandhe the bandhan
do dilo ne jo bandhe the bandhan
unme khoyi khadi me, khadi me
yad mulakat aayi ke balam aaja
yad mulakat aayi ke balam aaja
ho balam aaja ab to sanam aaja
ho balam aaja ab to sanam aaja
sham gayi rat aayi ki balam aaja

mit jo aankhe to teri suratiya
cham cham chamke jaise bijuriya
pyar bhare tere naino ke rang me
pyar bhare ho tere naino ke rang me
bhige man ki chunariya, chunariya
jaise barsat aayi ki balam aaja
jaise barsat aayi ki balam aaja
ho balam aaja ab to sanam aaja
ho balam aaja ab to sanam aaja
sham gayi rat aayi ki balam aaja
taro ki barat aayi ki balam aaja

The sun descends, the night arrives, Beloved, come to me.
The sun descends, the night arrives, Beloved, come to me.
A starry procession marches, Beloved, come to me.
A starry procession marches, Beloved, come to me.
Oh, Beloved, come now, my love, come to me.
The sun descends, the night arrives, Beloved, come to me.

In the hour when day and night convene,
In the cool, cascading rain of the monsoon,
The bonds that two hearts did weave,
The bonds that two hearts did weave,
I am lost within them, standing in them,
A memory of meeting, Beloved, come to me.
A memory of meeting, Beloved, come to me.
Oh, Beloved, come now, my love, come to me.
Oh, Beloved, come now, my love, come to me.
The sun descends, the night arrives, Beloved, come to me.

When eyes meet your form,
It gleams like lightning,
In the colours of your loving eyes,
In the colours of your loving eyes,
My heart's veil is drenched, drenched,
Like the arrival of rain, Beloved, come to me.
Like the arrival of rain, Beloved, come to me.
Oh, Beloved, come now, my love, come to me.
Oh, Beloved, come now, my love, come to me.
The sun descends, the night arrives, Beloved, come to me.
A starry procession marches, Beloved, come to me.