charag aaftaab gum, badi hasin raat thi
charag aaftaab gum, badi hasin raat thi
shabab ki nakaab gum, badi hasin raat thi
charag aaftaab gum, badi hasin raat thi

mujhe pila rahe the wo
ki khud hi shamma bujh gayi
mujhe pila rahe the wo
ki khud hi shamma bujh gayi
gilaas gum, sharaab gum, badi hasin raat thi
charag aaftaab gum, badi hasin raat thi

likha tha jis kitaab me, ke ishq to haraam hai
likha tha jis kitaab me, ke ishq to haraam hai
huyi wahi kitaab gum, badi hasin raat thi
charag aaftaab gum, badi hasin raat thi

labon se lab jo mil gaye, labon se lab hi sil gaye
labon se lab jo mil gaye, labon se lab hi sil gaye
sawaal gum, jawaab gum, badi hasin raat thi
charag aaftaab gum, badi hasin raat thi
shabab ki nakaab gum, badi hasin raat thi
charag aaftaab gum, badi hasin raat thi

The sun's lamp, vanished, the night, a beauty untold,
The sun's lamp, vanished, the night, a beauty untold,
Youth's veil, now hidden, the night, a beauty of old.
The sun's lamp, vanished, the night, a beauty untold.

They poured for me the wine,
Then, the candle flickered, died.
They poured for me the wine,
Then, the candle flickered, died.
The glass, now lost, the wine, unseen, the night, a beauty implied.
The sun's lamp, vanished, the night, a beauty untold.

In the book, where it was writ, "Love is forbidden, a sin,"
In the book, where it was writ, "Love is forbidden, a sin,"
That very book now gone, the night, a beauty within.
The sun's lamp, vanished, the night, a beauty untold.

When lips met lips in kiss, and lips were sealed in bliss,
When lips met lips in kiss, and lips were sealed in bliss,
The question, lost, the answer, missed, the night, a beauty like this.
The sun's lamp, vanished, the night, a beauty untold.
Youth's veil, now hidden, the night, a beauty of old.
The sun's lamp, vanished, the night, a beauty untold.