o chanda o chanda
ruk jaa ruk jaa ruk jaa

jab tak main apane swami ji
aan nibhau
ruk ja jab tak ek diye ka
bujhti jyoti jagaun
badha tumhara rath jo aage
jivan hoga andhera
aaj tum aise chaal rok de
jaage na kal ka svera
o chanda o chanda
ruk jaa ruk jaa ruk jaa

ruk jaa chanda tujhe yaad hain
mere sach ki duhai
ek sati ke sach se chanda
lad tu nahi ladai
ruk ja
ruk ja chanda mujhe basana
ujda rain basera
aaj samy pe chal rok de
jaage na kal svera
ochanda o chanda
ruk ja ruk ja ruk ja

O Moon, O Moon,
Halt, oh halt, oh halt.

Until I uphold my Lord's
vowed decree,
Halt, until I rekindle
a dying ember's plea.
Should your chariot advance,
darkness shall be life's decree,
Cease your pace this night,
lest dawn's light never be.
O Moon, O Moon,
Halt, oh halt, oh halt.

Pause, O Moon, recall
my truth's sworn claim,
By a virtuous woman's truth,
do not wage this flame.
Halt,
Halt, O Moon, I must rebuild,
this desolate, shadowed home,
Cease your pace in time,
lest tomorrow never roam.
O Moon, O Moon,
Halt, oh halt, oh halt.