diya to jale bas ek rat mai to har pal din rat jali
din rat jali din rat jali din rat jali
diya to jale bas ek rat mai to
har pal din rat jali din rat jali
din rat jali

ek pal jo aaye hasti bhare
kanto se aanchal bhar gayi
oo sawan jo chhaya barsi fuhare
tan man wo ghayal kar gayi
jiske sahare din ye gujare
sajna wo nikla kyu chhavi
diya to jale bas ek rat mai to
har pal din rat jali din rat jali
din rat jali

chalna to hoga jalna to hoga yuhi ab yaha
oo ho mai is kinare wo us kinare
bichhda kinara hai kaha
rahein andheri takdir meri
mujhko kaha hai le chali
diya to jale bas ek rat mai to
har pal din rat jali din rat jali
din rat jali diya to jale bas ek rat mai to
har pal din rat jali din rat jali
din rat jali din rat jali din rat jali din rat jali

A single night, the lamp did gleam,
While I, each moment, burned in dream.
Burned through the day, burned through the night,
Burned through the day, burned through the night.

A single night, the lamp did gleam,
While I, each moment, burned in dream.
Burned through the day, burned through the night,
Burned through the night.

A moment's laughter, joy's embrace,
Filled my shawl with thorns' sharp grace.
Oh, the monsoon's tender tears,
Wounded the soul, and stoked my fears.
The one on whom my days relied,
My beloved, why did his image hide?
A single night, the lamp did gleam,
While I, each moment, burned in dream.
Burned through the day, burned through the night,
Burned through the night.

To walk is to burn, this path we tread,
Oh, I on this shore, he on that instead.
Where does the separated shore reside?
My path is dark, my fate my guide.
Where is this journey leading me?
A single night, the lamp did gleam,
While I, each moment, burned in dream.
Burned through the day, burned through the night,
Burned through the night.
A single night, the lamp did gleam,
While I, each moment, burned in dream.
Burned through the day, burned through the night,
Burned through the night, burned through the night, burned through the night, burned through the night.