koi parchhayi das jaye tan jale man murjhaye
tere bin kaise din bite sajana
socha ye to ankhiyo me aasu bhar aaye
rat bhar ye jahar piya nahi jaye
bhigi bhigi ankhiyo me raina kat jaye

gito ke phulo ki mithi mithi bhulo ke
din the vo kitne hasi ankho me hai chhupi
sanso me hai dabi bujhe bujhe sapne kai
sab kuch haar ke baithi man maar ke
ek patan ye jalan man se na jaye
barsi ghata bhi to agan par saye

aaho ka ye safar aasu ki ye umang
kaise kate tanha kaha ye jaha hai kuva
do badan ek jan kaise rahe dur yaha
tu kahi mai kahi zindagi nahi
bita pal ho ya kal fir loat na aaye
tere bin kaise jiye jiya na jaye
tere bin kaise din bite sajana
socha ye to ankhiyo me aasu bhar aaye

A shadow bites, the body burns, the heart withers,
Without you, how shall these days pass, beloved?
Thinking of this, tears well in my eyes,
This poison, all night, cannot be drunk,
In tear-soaked eyes, the night fades.

Of songs, of flowers, of sweet, sweet follies,
Those days, how beautiful, hidden in my eyes,
In my breath, suppressed, many extinguished dreams,
Defeated by all, the heart subdued,
This burning, this ache, from the heart won't depart,
Even the pouring clouds cast shadows on the fire.

This journey of sighs, this surge of tears,
How to pass time alone, where is this well of the world?
Two bodies, one soul, how to remain distant here,
You somewhere, I somewhere, life is not.
The moments gone, or tomorrow, will not return,
Without you, how to live, life cannot be lived,
Without you, how shall these days pass, beloved?
Thinking of this, tears well in my eyes.