jhil-mil taare kare ishaare so jaa
so jaa, so jaa, so jaa raaj dulaare
ban alabeli naar naveli nindiyaa
nindiyaa aai nain dvaare

matlab ki andhi ye duniyaa
matlab ki andhi ye duniyaa
kaise hame pahchaane
kaise hame pahchaane
dil ke tukade mere dil ke
dard ko tu hi jaane
dard ko tu hi jaane
sab koi soye par ham roye
jaage jaage jaage gam ke maare

sundar sapne dekh magar
tu moh na kar sapno se
sundar sapne dekh magar
tu moh na kar sapno se
roz badalti hai ye duniyaa
aas na kar apno se
aas na kar apno se

dhup-chhaanv kaa khel ye duniyaa
sukh-dukh aas-nirashaa
sukh-dukh aas-nirashaa
tere agan ek chaand ek tara
tere agan ek chaand ek tara
akhiyan chamke aasha
akhiyan chamke aasha
dhal jaayegi raat andheri
honge, honge sone ke din saare

Twinkling stars beckon, sleep now,
Sleep now, my cherished one, sleep sound.
Become the playful, youthful slumber,
Slumber comes to your eyes around.

This world, a blindness of meaning,
This world, a blindness so deep,
How can it know us truly?
How can it ever keep?
My heart's fragments, oh my heart's,
Only you know my ache,
Only you know my ache.
All others slumber, but we weep,
Awake, awake, by grief overtaken.

See lovely dreams, but hold no longing,
Let not dreams your heart ensnare.
See lovely dreams, but hold no longing,
For this world forever changes,
Do not hope where loved ones are.
Do not hope where loved ones are.

A game of sun and shadow,
Joy and sorrow, hope and despair.
In your courtyard, a moon and a star,
In your courtyard, a moon and a star,
Eyes sparkle with hope there,
Eyes sparkle with hope there.
The dark night will fade away,
Golden days, they are waiting everywhere.