jage ab rat bhar naina, dard hai naya naya sa
kya karun mane na jara hua man bawara
kyun jage ab raat bhar naina

kyu khayalo pe chhayi madhoshiya
kyu jalate hai tanha tanha pal
kyu machalati hai dil me bekarariya
kyu satate hai khwab aajkal
kya karu mane na jara hua man bawara
kyu jage ab rat bhar naina

kyu dupatte ka rang hai uda uda
kyu khanakati hai shokh chudiya
kyu akele me tutti meri rage
kyu sahi jati na ab duriya
kya karun mane na jara hua man bawara
kyu jage ab raat bhar naina
dard hai naya naya sa
kya karun mane na jara hua man bawara
kyu jage ab rat bhar naina

Eyes awake the whole night through, a fresh ache blooms,
A new pain.
What to do? This restless heart won't heed, lost in a daze.
Why, oh why, do my eyes keep vigil through the night?

Why do these musings intoxicate?
Why do solitary moments burn?
Why does longing grip the heart's core?
Why do dreams torment me now?
What to do? This heart won't heed, lost am I in a daze.
Why, oh why, do my eyes keep vigil through the night?

Why does the scarf's color fade and dim?
Why do the bangles tinkle with such mirth?
Why do my veins unravel in solitude?
Why can I no longer bear the distance?
What to do? This restless heart won't heed, lost in a daze.
Why, oh why, do my eyes keep vigil through the night?
A fresh ache blooms, a new pain.
What to do? This heart won't heed, lost am I in a daze.
Why, oh why, do my eyes keep vigil through the night?