kaare badra naino ki dasha kar de baya
tore bin badra roya
raina soyi hai kahan, kaare badra

mora kajra naino pe jama, utre na
tore bin naina jage, jaise kara koyla
mora kajra khwabo pe laga, utre na
tore bin sapna main du kaise, tu hai kaha

matha mora khali khali
tore bin bindiya lagti kaha
kandha mora suna suna
tore bin chunariya rahti kaha
jane saiya jhutha mora
jane ke hai rutha mora, humse
aaina bhi tuta mora
aayi na hawa dobara, phir se
gaa re badra, gahno ki dasha kar de baya
tore bin gahna rijhau main kaise
kaare badra

Dark clouds, tell the story of my eyes,
For without you, dark clouds weep.
Where do nights now sleep, dark clouds?

My kohl clings to my eyes, never to fade,
Without you, my eyes are awake, like prison coal.
My kohl clings to dreams, never to fade,
Without you, how can I dream, where are you?

My forehead, so empty,
Without you, where does the bindi alight?
My shoulders, so lonely,
Without you, where does the shawl reside?
My beloved, they say, is false,
Knowing it, they are angered, with me.
My mirror, shattered,
No breeze of you, returns again.
Sing, dark clouds, tell the story of adornments,
Without you, how can I adorn myself?
Dark clouds.