sitare hanse jab kanwal muskuraye
tumhari kasam tum bahut yaad aaye
sitare hanse jab kanwal muskuraye
tumhari kasam tum bahut yaad aaye
kisi ne muhabbat ki jab giit gaye
tumhari kasam tum bahut yaad aaye
sitare hanse

kali se jo bhanwre ne ki chhedkhani
kali se jo bhanwre ne ki chhedkhani
patge ne pakki chhedi kahani
ki chhedi kahani
kabhi ro diye hum kabhi muskuraye
tumhari kasam tum bahut yaad aaye
sitare hanse
sitare hanse jab kanwal muskuraye
tumhari kasam tum bahut yaad aaye

kahi bulbula ne ki jo nagmakhani
to yaad aa gayi hamko shame suhani
kahi bulbula ne ki jo nagmakhani
to yaad aa gayi hamko shame suhani
umido ke fir chha gaye gam ke saye
tumhari kasam tum bahut yaad aaye
sitare hanse jab kanwal muskuraye
tumhari kasam tum bahut yaad aaye
kisi ne muhabbat ki jab giit gaye
tumhari kasam tum bahut yaad aaye
sitare hanse jab kanwal muskuraye
tumhari kasam tum bahut yaad aaye

When stars did laugh, and lotus bloomed so bright,
By you, I swear, my soul was filled with night.
When stars did laugh, and lotus bloomed with grace,
By you, I swear, your memory I embrace.
When love's sweet songs began to fill the air,
By you, I swear, your absence I must bear.
The stars did laugh.

When bees did tease the bud, a gentle art,
When bees did tease, a story did impart,
A moth then danced, a tale of flame it spun,
Sometimes I wept, and sometimes, smiled at sun.
By you, I swear, your memory I shun.
When stars did laugh, and lotus bloomed so fair,
By you, I swear, your absence I compare.

When nightingale began its song to call,
Then memories of evenings did enthrall.
When nightingale its melody did weave,
Then memories of sunsets did deceive.
On hopes, once bright, dark shadows started fell.
By you, I swear, your absence I can tell.
When stars did laugh, and lotus bloomed anew,
By you, I swear, my heart remembers you.
When love's sweet songs began to fill the air,
By you, I swear, your absence I must bear.
When stars did laugh, and lotus bloomed so clear,
By you, I swear, your absence I hold dear.