sun chand meri ye dastaa
mai kahu tujhe ya ke na kahu
teri chandani tere pas hai
mujhe ye bata mai kaha rahu
sun chand meri ye dasta

khili rain me dekho chain se
hai ye sara aalam so raha
tere in sitaaro ki chhanv me
mai akela chup chup ro raha
lagi aag birah ki ang me
mai sahun ise yaa ke na sahu
sun chand meri ye dasta

vo nazar jo dil me utar gayi
jaise chubh gaya koi shul ho
voh hatheli par tera mukh saja
jaise phul par koi phul ho
yun bahe nadi teri yad ki
mai bahun yaha ya ke na bahu
sun chand meri ye dasta

O moon, hear now my whispered tale,
Shall I speak it, or shall I veil?
Your silver light, it stays with you,
Tell me, where should I pour it through?
O moon, hear now my whispered tale.

In blooming night, the world is hushed,
All in slumber, gently brushed.
Beneath your starry canopy,
Alone I weep, in secrecy.
The fire of longing burns within,
Shall I endure it, or begin
To speak, O moon, my whispered tale?

That gaze, that pierced my very heart,
Like a thorn that tears, a painful art.
Your face upon her palm was laid,
Like a flower, on a flower displayed.
The river of your memory flows,
Shall I surrender, as it goes?
O moon, hear now my whispered tale.