suni raate, aate jaate
dekhe mujhe suni raate
suni raate, aate jaate
dekhe mujhe suni raate

aankhe meri hai viraan
dil me uthe tufan
sapno me aake mere
dil me sama ke mere
piya ban gaye anjaan
ye hawaye kyu bulaye
aayi yaha suni raate

chhaya kaisa andhera
tu jo na hua mera
dekh akeli mujhe
jhumti hawaon me
baadalo ne hai ghera
ye ghataye kyu sataye
aayi yaha suni raate

rimjhim rimjhim barse sawan
aaya kaisa ye mausam
kajra bhi bah gaya
aansuo ki dhaar me
bhiga mera tan aur man
ye fizaye kyu rulaye
aayi yaha suni raate
suni raate, aate jaate
dekhe mujhe suni raate

Empty nights, they come and go,
These empty nights, watch over me so.
Empty nights, they come and go,
These empty nights, watch over me so.

My eyes, a desolate space,
A tempest rages in my heart's embrace.
In dreams, you came, you did reside,
Within my heart, you chose to hide,
My love, now unknown, a vanished trace.
Why do these breezes call my name?
Here, the empty nights, they claim.

What darkness has now unfurled,
Since you're not mine, within this world?
They watch me lonely, as winds play,
Encircling clouds, that hold their sway.
These shadows gather, in the air.
Why do these clouds bring forth such pain?
Here, the empty nights, they reign.

Drizzling, the monsoon's tears descend,
What season is this, without end?
My kohl, it washes, runs away,
In a torrent of tears, I now must pay,
My body and soul, they bend.
Why do these skies make me weep so?
Here, the empty nights, they flow.
Empty nights, they come and go,
These empty nights, watch over me so.