kya kahu rat ki bat sakhi ri
mai kya kahu rat ki bat sakhi ri
sakhi ri
ek chor jaise babu aaya
ek chor jaise babu aaya
phir mere palang ke pas aakar
phir mere palang ke pas aakar
chehre se dupatta sarkaya
kya kahu rat ki bat sakhi ri
sakhi ri ek chor jaise babu aaya

mai padi padi ye soch rahi thi
mai padi padi ye soch rahi thi
dekh jamua kya karta hai
niyat to buri nahi iski ha
niyat to buri nahi iski
had se to nahi gujarta hai
had se to nahi gujarta hai
kya kahu rat ki bat sakhi ri
sakhi ri ek chor jaise babu aaya

halka sa hath phera usne
halka sa hath phera usne
in bikhre bikhre balo par
chor chor jab chillayi
bola wo machao dhum nahi
dekha to wahi nikle balam
bas aage kuch malum nahi
malum nahi, malum nahi

Tell me, friend, of the night's embrace,
Tell me, friend, the night's dark space,
Friend,
Like a thief, he came to my door,
Like a thief, he stole to my core,
Then beside my bed he did stand,
Then beside my bed, close at hand,
Lifted the veil from my face,
Tell me, friend, of the night's embrace,
Friend, like a thief, he came.

I lay there, lost in thought's maze,
I lay there, through the night's haze,
Watching, wondering what he'd do,
If his intentions were true,
If his intent was not cruel,
If he'd break no sacred rule,
If he'd cross no forbidden line,
Tell me, friend, of the night's design,
Friend, like a thief, he came.

Gently, his hand upon me fell,
Gently, upon my hair's wild spell,
I cried "thief, thief!" in the dark,
Then he hushed me, leaving his mark,
I turned to see, my heart alight,
My beloved, bathed in the night,
The rest I cannot quite recall,
Recall, no knowledge at all.