ek bar to mil lo gale bichad hum chale
na koi fariyad rahe
ek bar to mil lo gale bichad hum chale
na koi fariyad rahe

dhire dhire din dhale jigar mera jale
milan tera yad rahe
dhire dhire din dhale jigar mera jale
milan tera yad rahe

aayenge sawan ke mahine aayengi barsate
aayenge sawan ke mahine aayengi barsate
mai na kabhi aaungi balma yad rahengi bate
mai na kabhi aaungi balma yad rahengi bate
lo hum to safar ko chale aaj bin mile
chaman tera shad rahe
dhire dhire din dhale jigar mera jale
milan tera yad rahe

yaha nahi to waha milenge janam janam ke sathi
yaha nahi to waha milenge janam janam ke sathi
tera mera mel purana jaise diya or bati
tera mera mel purana jaise diya or bati
piya jiski chaw tale ho phul pale sada aabad rahe
ek bar to mil lo gale bichad hum chale
na koi fariyad rahe
dhire dhire din dhale jigar mera jale
milan tera yad rahe

Once, just once, embrace, then we depart,
Let no lament linger in the heart.
Once, just once, embrace, then we depart,
Let no lament linger in the heart.

Slowly the day descends, my heart ablaze,
Your memory, a sun in fading haze.
Slowly the day descends, my heart ablaze,
Your memory, a sun in fading haze.

The monsoon months will come, the rains will pour,
The monsoon months will come, the rains will pour,
I will not return, my love, but words will soar,
I will not return, my love, but words will soar,
We leave on this journey, today unseen,
May your garden flourish, ever green.
Slowly the day descends, my heart ablaze,
Your memory, a sun in fading haze.

If not here, then there, we'll meet again,
Eternal companions, beyond pain.
If not here, then there, we'll meet again,
Eternal companions, beyond pain.
Our bond, a timeless dance, like wick and light,
Our bond, a timeless dance, like wick and light,
Beloved, beneath whose shade, blossoms bright,
May joy and peace forever take flight.
Once, just once, embrace, then we depart,
Let no lament linger in the heart.
Slowly the day descends, my heart ablaze,
Your memory, a sun in fading haze.