un aankho me nid kahaan
jin aankho se pritam dur base
un aankho me nid kahaan
jin aankho se pritam dur base

chain kahaan se paae vo dil jisakaa basiyaa paas na ho
haar sigaar bhi zahar lage use jisakaa rasiyaa paas na ho
bahate aansu unaki zubaan jin aankho se pritam dur base
un aankho me nid kahaan
jin aankho se pritam dur base

laakh bahaare jhum ke aaen daali-daali phul khile
laakh bahaare jhum ke aaen daali-daali phul khile
mere man ki kali khile jab mujhase pritam aan mile
wo kyaa dekhe mast samaan jin aankho se pritam dur base
un aankho me nid kahaan
jin aankho se pritam dur base

Where does slumber dwell,
in eyes that see their beloved's absence?
Where does slumber dwell,
in eyes that see their beloved's absence?

How can peace be found, in a heart unblessed,
whose lover's presence is not near?
Adornments turn to poison,
for she whose love is not at her side.
Tears stream forth, their silent tongue,
for eyes that see their beloved's absence.
Where does slumber dwell,
in eyes that see their beloved's absence?

Though a thousand springs may dance,
and blossoms burst on every branch,
Though a thousand springs may dance,
and blossoms burst on every branch,
My soul's bud blooms anew,
when my beloved comes to me.
What joy can they behold,
those eyes that see their beloved's absence?
Where does slumber dwell,
in eyes that see their beloved's absence?