shama jalti hai parwane aa hi jate hai
haye shama jalti hai parwane aa hi jate hai
jaan dene ko ye diwane ye diwane aa hi jate hai
shama jalti hai parwane aa hi jate hai
haye shama jalti hai parwane aa hi jate hai

koi jadu hai nigaho se jo chal jata hai
koi jadu hai nigaho se jo chal jata hai
dil machal jata hai hatho se nikal jata hai
lagte hai chhuke afsane afsane aa hi jate hai
shama jalti hai parwane aa hi jate hai
haye shama jalti hai parwane aa hi jate hai

ye mohabbat wo kali hai jo nahi khilti hai
ye mohabbat wo kali hai jo nahi khilti hai
pyar ki rakh me manjil to nahi milti hai
bhulrata ye anjane ye anjane aa hi jate hai
shama jalti hai parwane aa hi jate hai
haye shama jalti hai parwane aa hi jate hai

jag uthte hai sanam sara shehar sota hai
jag uthte hai sanam sara shehar sota hai
mauft nazaro ki sharabo me zahar hota hai
ye zahar pine ko mastane ye mastane aa hi jate hai
shama jalti hai parwane aa hi jate hai
haye shama jalti hai parwane aa hi jate hai

The candle flares, moths are drawn to the light,
Ah, the candle flares, moths gather in the night.
To give their lives, these lovers, these mad ones appear,
The candle flares, moths draw ever near.
Ah, the candle flares, moths gather here.

A spell is cast by eyes, a silent art,
A spell is cast by eyes, that pierces the heart.
The heart then aches, escapes the hand's hold,
Touching tales of love, stories unfold,
The candle flares, moths come to take their part.
Ah, the candle flares, moths gather at the start.

This love, a bud, that never blooms in grace,
This love, a bud, finds no flowering space.
In love's spent ash, no destination's found,
Though lost, they come, on hallowed ground,
The candle flares, moths find their destined place.
Ah, the candle flares, moths seek love's embrace.

As lovers wake, the whole city sleeps,
As lovers wake, and the night deeply keeps.
In the free glance, a poisoned wine's disguise,
To drink this venom, the intoxicated rise,
The candle flares, moths in its beauty creep.
Ah, the candle flares, and the moths now weep.