ho sajan o sajan samjho na
ho rain tare gagan mein chamke
kyo naina mein nind na aaye
mile na hi palke
ho sajniya bholi sajniya ho
ho rain tare gagan mein chamke
jab ho naino ne naina gawaye
kaise mile palke

been dhun mein kabhi jo kho jaau
ghadi pal chhin jo palke milau
jo palke milau aankh lagte hi
main gunj lau to ang mora fadke
ho rain tare gagan mein chamke
kyo ji mora bhar bhar aaye
kyo aansu chhalke samjho na

aaye sapne mein milne jo saiya
dare piya ke gale gori baiya
ho gori gori baiya
lakho armano ne li angdaiya
gajre chhanke
ho rain tare gagan mein chamke
khule nain pi najar na aaye
to aansu jhalke

aao miljul kar kasame khaye
fir na bichhde na jiyra jalaye
na jiyra jalye
door duniya desh duniya basaye
jaha gam na bhatke
ho rain tare gagan mein chamke
mithi nindiya le aao so jaye milake palke

Oh, Beloved, understand, won't you?
The night is fair, stars gleam in the heavens,
Why does sleep elude my eyes?
Why do my eyelids refuse to meet?
Oh, innocent darling, my love, oh...
The night is fair, stars gleam in the heavens.
When eyes have lost their eyes,
How can the eyelids meet?

Lost in the music of the veena, sometimes,
In a moment, when I close my eyes,
If I close my eyes, and as I slumber,
A tremor runs through me, my limbs quiver.
The night is fair, stars gleam in the heavens.
Why does my heart overflow?
Why do tears spill forth? Understand, won't you?

If my love comes to me in a dream,
And I embrace him, my arms around his neck,
Oh, my fair, fair arms…
Millions of desires awaken,
And my jasmine garlands tinkle.
The night is fair, stars gleam in the heavens.
I open my eyes, but he is gone,
Then tears spill forth.

Come, let us unite and swear an oath,
Never to part, never to burn our hearts,
Never to burn our hearts…
Let us build a world far away,
Where sorrow does not roam.
The night is fair, stars gleam in the heavens.
Bring sweet sleep, let us slumber, eyelids meeting.