shama jalti hai to parwane chale aate hai
shama jalti hai to sar ke bal ishk ke
diwane chale aate hai shama jalti hai to
parwane chale aate hai shama jalti hai to

dil ki jalti hai shikha uspe ye gum ke badal
ashk kuch pyar ke barsane chale aate hai
shama jalti hai to

jal gayi teri mohabbat me jawani meri
ab mere pyar ke afsane chale aate hai
shama jalti hai to

tum gaye the to khyalo ko bhi le jana tha
rat bhar kyu mujhe tadpane chale aate hai
shama jalti hai to

ab to bujhne ki nahi hai ye mohabbat ki lagi
log bekar hi samjhane chale aate hai
shama jalti hai to

tum bhi aise tumko bolo sajna rokar
log zinda ko bhi dafnaane chale aate hai
shama jalti hai to

When the lamp ignites, moths take flight,
Drawn by love, with heads bowed low,
Mad with passion, they appear in the night,
When the lamp ignites, the moths all go.

The heart's flame burns, grief's clouds gather near,
Love's tears descend, a tender rain,
When the lamp ignites, the scene is clear.

My youth consumed by your burning fire,
Now tales of love return to me again,
When the lamp ignites, my soul's desire.

You left, yet thoughts you didn't erase,
Why do they torment me through the night?
When the lamp ignites, time and space.

This love's fire will never be quenched,
Though they come to reason, with all their might,
When the lamp ignites, hearts are wrenched.

You, my love, you weep so, oh so true,
They come to bury the living in sight,
When the lamp ignites, it's me and you.