shama jali parwana aaya shama jali
shama jali parwana aaya shama jali
pyar ki aag me jal jane ko
aaj koi diwana aaya
aaj koi diwana aaya shama jali

shama jali parwana aaya shama jali
aankh se nikle khushi ke aansu
juba se ek afsana aaya
juba se ek afsana aaya shama jali
shama jali parwana aaya shama jali

dunia me do dilwalo ka milke bichadna
khel nahi hai haye khel nahi hai
dunia me do dilwalo ka milke bichadna
khel nahi hai haye khel nahi hai
jiwan bhar ka sang hai apna
char dino ka mel nahi hai
jiwan bhar ka sang hai apna
char dino ka mel nahi hai
laut ke mahfil me fir teri
dekh tera mastana aaya shama jali
shama jali parwana aaya shama jali
shama jali parwana aaya shama jali

hum bhi jale parwana bankar
hamko sikha do apni adaye
hum bhi jale parwana bankar
hamko sikha do apni adaye
tum kya jano aaj parai
ho na sakengi tumse jafaye
tum kya jano aaj parai
ho na sakengi tumse jafaye
hamne jo fuka tan man apna
jab hi tumhe jal jana aaya
hamne jo fuka tan man apna
jab hi tumhe jal jana aaya
shama jali parwana aaya shama jali
shama jali parwana aaya shama jali

The lamp now burns, the moth arrives, the lamp now burns.
The lamp now burns, the moth arrives, the lamp now burns.
Into love's fire, consumed to be,
A madman comes, his spirit yearns.
A madman comes, his spirit yearns, the lamp now burns.

A madman comes, his spirit yearns, the lamp now burns.
From eyes, tears of joy now stream,
From lips, a tale of yearning turns.
From lips, a tale of yearning turns, the lamp now burns.
The lamp now burns, the moth arrives, the lamp now burns.

In this world, where lovers meet, then part,
A field of sorrow, no such heart.
In this world, where lovers meet, then part,
A field of sorrow, no such heart.
Our lives entwined, a bond so true,
Not fleeting days, a world apart.
Our lives entwined, a bond so true,
Not fleeting days, a world apart.
Back in your gathering, once again,
Behold, your ecstatic one now starts, the lamp now burns.
The lamp now burns, the moth arrives, the lamp now burns.
The lamp now burns, the moth arrives, the lamp now burns.

We too, to moths, shall now be made,
Teach us the ways your spirit knows.
We too, to moths, shall now be made,
Teach us the ways your spirit knows.
You cannot know, a stranger's plea,
Nor can you bear, the pain that grows.
You cannot know, a stranger's plea,
Nor can you bear, the pain that grows.
When we have burned, our souls ablaze,
Then you will burn, your spirit shows.
When we have burned, our souls ablaze,
Then you will burn, your spirit shows.
The lamp now burns, the moth arrives, the lamp now burns.
The lamp now burns, the moth arrives, the lamp now burns.