aai diwaali dipo vaali gaaye sakhiyaan, gaaye sakhiyaan
aai diwaali dipo vaali gaaye sakhiyaan, gaaye sakhiyaan
o paradesi meri
o paradesi meri nir bhari akhiyaan
nir bhari akhiyaan ,nir bhari akhiyaan

aai diwaali dipo vaali gaaye sakhiyaan, gaaye sakhiyaan
o paradesi meri
o paradesi meri nir bhari akhiyaan
nir bhari akhiyaan ,nir bhari akhiyaan

saare desh me hai adhiyaaraa, saare desh me hai adhiyaaraa
mere ghar me hai ujiyaaraa
tumane jabase kiya kinaaraa
meraa kaun hai sahaaraa
koi naa maane, aur naa jaane man ki batiyaan
koi naa maane, aur naa jaane man ki batiyaan
nir bhari akhiyaan ,nir bhari akhiyaan

aai diwaali dipo vaali gaaye sakhiyaan, gaaye sakhiyaan
aai diwaali dipo vaali gaaye sakhiyaan, gaaye sakhiyaan
o paradesi meri
o paradesi meri nir bhari akhiyaan
nir bhari akhiyaan ,nir bhari akhiyaan

bachapan ki jab yaad sataaye javaani ro ro nir bahaaye
usi nir ko tel samajhake man kaa dip jalaaye
dukhiyaa man kaa dip jalaaye
usi nir ko tel samajhake man kaa dip jalaaye
dukhiyaa man kaa dip jalaaye
isi bahaane se naa jaaye kaali ratiyaan
isi bahaane se naa jaaye kaali ratiyaan
nir bhari akhiyaan ,nir bhari akhiyaan
aai diwaali dipo vaali gaaye sakhiyaan, gaaye sakhiyaan
aai diwaali dipo vaali gaaye sakhiyaan, gaaye sakhiyaan
o paradesi meri
o paradesi meri nir bhari akhiyaan

Diwali comes, the lamps alight,
Sing, sisters, sing, with all your might.
Diwali comes, the lamps alight,
Sing, sisters, sing, with all your might.
Oh, my love, far away,
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray.
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray,
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray.

Diwali comes, the lamps alight,
Sing, sisters, sing, with all your might.
Diwali comes, the lamps alight,
Sing, sisters, sing, with all your might.
Oh, my love, far away,
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray.
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray,
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray.

Darkness cloaks the land entire,
Yet my home glows with inner fire.
Since you left, my heart's desire,
Who now kindles my pyre?
None heed, nor know the heart's true plea,
None heed, nor know the heart's true plea.
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray,
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray.

Diwali comes, the lamps alight,
Sing, sisters, sing, with all your might.
Diwali comes, the lamps alight,
Sing, sisters, sing, with all your might.
Oh, my love, far away,
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray.
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray,
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray.

Childhood's memory, a haunting trace,
Youth weeps tears that stain the face.
Those tears, I make my lamp's embrace,
The heart's lone light, in this dark space.
The heart's lone light, in this dark space.
Those tears, I make my lamp's embrace,
The heart's lone light, in this dark space.
In this act, the night's embrace,
In this act, the night's embrace,
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray,
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray.
Diwali comes, the lamps alight,
Sing, sisters, sing, with all your might.
Diwali comes, the lamps alight,
Sing, sisters, sing, with all your might.
Oh, my love, far away,
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray.
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray,
My eyes are brimming, filled with spray.