mere preetam pyare teri pal pal yaad sataye
pal pal yaad sataae teri tum bin raha na jaye
meri pyaasi ankhiya pyare baat nihaare
man beena kee taare tujhako pukaare
bin darshan ke vyaakul manava
kyo tun der lagaye

chhup chhup rou teri baat mein saanvariya
ek baar aake le lo meree khabariya
jaag uthi virah ki jvaala
tum bin kaun bujhaye
saanvare salone tujh bin rah nahi paau

dard judaaee ka sah nahi paau
raat raat bhar pyaasi ankhiya
ro ro neer bahaaye
tere milan ko paagal man mera pyaasa
tere darsh ki shesh jeevan kee aasha
bhajan mandal bhee madhur milan ke

My beloved, my darling, your memory, each moment, a sting,
Each moment a memory, without you, no solace can I bring.
My thirsty eyes, dear one, watch the path you tread,
The strings of my heart's veena, for you, are being said.
Without your sight, my restless heart,
Why do you linger, and play this part?

I weep in secret, on your path, dark-skinned one,
Come, once, and hear my tale, my journey begun.
The flames of separation have now awoken,
Without you, who will quench this fire, spoken?
Dark and fair one, without you, I cannot remain.

The pain of separation, I cannot sustain.
Through the night, my thirsty eyes,
weep, and release the tears that rise.
My mad heart, for your union, is burning with thirst,
Your vision, the final hope, which is the first.
Even the hymns of the choir, for sweet union, are a plea.