ek abre siyaah chhaaya aa
ek abre siyaah chhaaya
aa jaa mere saathhi teri yaad ne tadpaaya

ik kaali ghataa chhaayi
ik kaali ghataa chhaayi
jaane kyun dil machlaa
aur yaad teri aayi

bulbul ne machaaya shor
bulbul ne machaaya shor
nazron mein mere siwaa jachta nahi koi aur

ambuwaa pe koyal bole
seene mein dard utthhe
ambuwaa pe koyal bole
seene mein dard utthhe
aur meraa jiyaa dole

anjaan zamaana hai
anjaan zamaana hai
zaalim ne mohabbat ko
kya jaane kya jaana hai

khushiyon ka zamaana hai
khushiyon ka zamaana hai
masum nigaahon mein
ulfat ka fasaanaa hai

kyun humse nigaah pheri
kyun humse nigaah pheri
aankhon ke pardo mein
tasveer rakhi teri

A velvet shroud descended,
A velvet shroud descended,
Come, my beloved, your memory has tormented.

A dark cloud unfurled,
A dark cloud unfurled,
Why does the heart churn,
And your memory, returned?

The nightingale's lament,
The nightingale's lament,
In my gaze, none but you, heaven-sent.

On the mango tree, the cuckoo's call,
Aching in my chest, a fall,
On the mango tree, the cuckoo's call,
My soul begins to crawl.

An unknown age, it seems,
An unknown age, it seems,
The cruel world, of love,
Knows not its gleams.

An age of joy, it seems,
An age of joy, it seems,
In innocent eyes,
A tale of love's dreams.

Why do you avert your gaze,
Why do you avert your gaze,
Behind the veil of the eyes,
Your image, it always stays.