ye udas aasman rat ye dhua dhua
ho mere chand tum kaha
thak gayi meri juba aa gayi labo pe ja
ho mere chand tum kaha

thar thara raha hai pyar ka jiya
to gawar hai bujhi bujhi fiza
haye is judai ke andhere me
dubta hi ja raha hai dil mera
kah raha hai ye sama hasrato ki dasta
ho mere chand tum kaha

bekashi ka kab talak karu gila
dastan ka na tut jaye silsila
yu tumhari rah dekhte hue
sau na jaye dhadkano ka kafila
kuch to apna do nisha
kho gayi hu mai yaha
ho mere chand tum kaha

rat ka bhi rang ab badal gaya
intzar aasuo me dhal gaya
aaj roz ki tarah na aaye tum
aaj wado pe hi waqt tal gaya
rat bhar ki mehman sama ban chuki dhua
ho mere chand tum kaha

This somber sky, this smoky night,
Oh my moon, where is your light?
Weary, my separation has reached my lips,
Oh my moon, where is your grace?

Love's heart trembles, frail and weak,
The atmosphere, extinguished, bleak.
In this darkness of parting's sting,
My heart descends, the depths it seeks.
This flame whispers tales of desire and plea,
Oh my moon, where do you flee?

How long must I lament this plight?
Lest the story's thread should break in night.
While waiting thus upon your path,
May my heart's caravan find its flight.
Give me a sign, a trace, a clue,
Lost am I, and lost to view,
Oh my moon, where are you?

The night's own hue has now grown dim,
Waiting turned to tears, a flowing hymn.
You did not come, as days have flown,
Promises alone, the hours trim.
The night's guest, a flame in smoke has turned,
Oh my moon, where have you spurned?