ye intezaar galat ki shaam ho jaaye
jo ho sake to abhi dor jaam ho jaaye
mujh jaise rind ko bhi toone hashar mein
ya rab bula liya hai
to kuchh intezaam ho jaaye
huyi mehengi bahot hi sharaab
ke thodi thodi piya karo
piyo lekin rakho hisaab
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo
huyi mehengi bahot hi sharaab
ke thodi thodi piya karo

gum ka daur ho ya ho khushi sama
bandhati hai sharaab
gum ka daur ho ya ho khushi sama
bandhati hai sharaab
gum ka daur ho ya ho khushi sama
bandhati hai sharaab
ek mashwara hai janaab
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo
huyi mehengi bahot hi sharaab
ke thodi thodi piya karo

dil ke zakhm ko sina kya
pine ke liye jina kya
dil ke zakhm ko sina kya
pine ke liye jina kya
dil ke zakhm ko sina kya
pine ke liye jina kya
phunk daale jigar ke sharaab
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo
huyi mehengi bahot hi sharaab
ke thodi thodi piya karo

dilbar ki baato mein nasha zulfon mein
nasha aankhon me nasha
dilbar ki baato mein nasha zulfon mein
nasha aankhon me nasha
dilbar ki baato mein nasha zulfon mein
nasha aankhon me nasha
maiy se simad ke uska shabaab
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo
huyi mehengi bahot hi sharaab
ke thodi thodi piya karo
piyo lekin rakho hisaab
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo
ke thodi thodi piya karo

The vigil's light, a false twilight's guise,
If Fate allows, then raise the chalice high.
To call a drunk like me to Judgment's shore,
Then let the waiting linger, evermore.

So costly is the wine, a sacred tear,
Drink sparingly, and hold your limit near.
Sip slowly, friend, a measured, mindful draught,
Sip slowly, friend, the bitter, golden craft.
So costly is the wine, a whispered plea,
Drink sparingly, for what you long to be.

Whether sorrow reigns, or joy takes flight,
The wine embraces, and sets the world aright.
Whether sorrow reigns, or joy takes flight,
The wine embraces, and the stars ignite.
A whispered counsel, take heed and know,
Sip slowly, friend, and let the embers glow.
Sip slowly, friend, the truth it does impart,
So costly is the wine, that burns the heart.

What use to mend the soul, this broken frame?
What use to live, unless we drink the flame?
What use to mend the soul, this weary guise?
What use to live, if death is in our eyes?
Let the wine consume, and set the spirit free,
Sip slowly, friend, for all eternity.
Sip slowly, friend, where shadows softly play,
So costly is the wine, come what may.

In the beloved's words, a drunken haze,
In tresses dark, a sunlit, mystic maze,
In the beloved's eyes, a burning gleam,
The soul's true nature, in a waking dream.
Cling to her grace, her luminous, sweet smile,
Sip slowly, friend, and linger for a while.
Sip slowly, friend, the secrets she will tell,
So costly is the wine, where shadows dwell.
Sip slowly, friend, the truth it does impart.
Drink sparingly, and hold your limit near.
Sip slowly, friend, and let the embers glow.
Sip slowly, friend, the sacred wine we know.