shamma jalati hai jale
shamma jalati hai jale, raat dhalati hai dhale
chhod ke aisi mahafil, ham nahi jaane vaale
haay haay haay ye nigaahe
haay haay haay ye nigaahe
kar de sharaabi jise chaahe jise chaahe
mai to, mai to bhul gaya raahe

raat hasi hai javan hai nazare, jhum chale ham dil ke sahare
raat hasi hai javan hai nazare, jhum chale ham dil ke sahare
aaj koi hamko na pukaare
rokti hai meri raahe may ki botal jaisi baahe
haay haay haay ye nigaahe
haay haay haay ye nigaahe
kar de sharaabi jise chaahe jise chaahe
mai to, mai to bhul gaya raahe

yu jo sama behka behka ho, ham bhi zara behke to maza ho
yu jo sama behka behka ho, ham bhi zara behke to maza ho
aankh piye aur dil ko nasha ho
ye ishare, ye adaye may ki botal jaisi baahe
haay haay haay ye nigaahe
haay haay haay ye nigaahe
kar de sharaabi jise chaahe jise chaahe
mai to, mai to bhul gaya raahe
haay haay haay haay

yaad nahi mera pyar yahi hai ya meri manjil aur kahi hai
yaad nahi mera pyar yahi hai ya meri manjil aur kahi hai
dekho mujhe kuch hosh nahi hai
toba toba, ye nigaahe may ki botal jaisi baahe
haay haay haay ye nigaahe
haay haay haay ye nigaahe
kar de sharaabi jise chaahe jise chaahe
mai to, mai to bhul gaya raahe

The candle weeps as it burns,
The night descends as it turns.
From this gathering, I won't depart,
These eyes, Oh, they steal my heart!
These eyes, Oh, they steal my heart!
They intoxicate, at their whim,
I've lost my way, lost within.

The night is lovely, the vistas are young,
We sway, with our hearts now sung.
The night is lovely, the vistas are young,
We sway, with our hearts now sung.
Let no one call, let no one call,
These arms, like wine, bid me fall.
These eyes, Oh, they steal my heart!
These eyes, Oh, they steal my heart!
They intoxicate, at their whim,
I've lost my way, lost within.

If the world is adrift, a heady delight,
Then let me too stray, lost in the night.
If the world is adrift, a heady delight,
Then let me too stray, lost in the night.
The eye drinks deep, the heart takes flight,
These gestures, these airs, like wine's embrace, bright.
These eyes, Oh, they steal my heart!
These eyes, Oh, they steal my heart!
They intoxicate, at their whim,
I've lost my way, lost within.
Oh, so high, so high.

I forget if love is here, my all,
Or if my haven lies beyond this wall.
I forget if love is here, my all,
Or if my haven lies beyond this wall.
See, I am lost, I cannot recall!
Oh, these eyes, these arms like wine, they enthrall!
These eyes, Oh, they steal my heart!
These eyes, Oh, they steal my heart!
They intoxicate, at their whim,
I've lost my way, lost within.