mai hu akeli sang na saheli pareetam jab se pardesh
beju kiske hath ab mai sandesh
chitti aa ri o patiyari chitti aa ri o patiyari
tu ban ke saheli sandesha piya ko pahucha dena
likh na saku par likhti hu to
use dugana tu kar ke bata dena chitti aa ri o patiyari

aksar nahi ye aanshu nayan ke dukhda hai sari umar ka
kagaj ise na tum samjho ise tukda hai mere dil ka
prem bari o prem bari batiya man ki batiya tu
piya ko samjha re chitti aa ri o patiyari

sawan aavan kah gaye sajan baithi mai baat niharu
ruthe piya tum paapi jiya me tirchi katari maru
nind na aave o nind na aave
ann na bhaave haal mera ye batla dena chitti aa ri o patiyari
tu ban ke saheli sandesha piya ko pahucha dena
likh na saku par likhti hu to
use dugana tu kar ke bata dena chitti aa ri o patiyari

Alone I stand, no friend to share this plight,
Since my love departed, swallowed by the night.
To whose hand shall I entrust this plea?
Oh, letter, my companion, come to me!
Letter is coming, oh letter is coming!

Become my confidante, carry my heart's decree,
To my beloved, whisper it tenderly.
Though I cannot write, I pour my all within,
Share my words, amplified, let his heart begin.
Letter is coming, oh letter is coming!

These tears, not mere drops, from weary eyes flow,
A lifetime's sorrow, a burden I know.
Do not mistake this paper's fragile face,
For it holds a fragment of my heart's embrace.
Love-laden words, oh love's own gentle art,
Speak the language of my yearning heart,
Whisper all this to my love, impart.
Letter is coming, oh letter is coming!

He promised to return with the monsoon's grace,
I wait and watch, in this desolate place.
If he is angered, my heart will feel the sting,
As if a dagger through my soul would swing.
Sleep will not come, oh sleep will not come,
The world has lost its joy, my state become numb.
Tell him of this, my heart's despair,
Letter is coming, oh letter is coming!