tere bin sawan kaise bita
tere bin sawan kaise bita tu kya jane balama
tere bin sawan kaise bita
tere bin sawan kaise bita tu kya jane balama
tere bin sawan

gav me jhule jab lahraye, git milan sab ne gaye
sakhiyo ne pucha bol sakhi ri, tere sajan kyo na aye
fir sakhiyo ne kya kya pucha, tu kya jane balam
tere bin sawan kaise bita tu kya jane balama
tere bin sawan

phul chaman me jab muskaye, pal pal bita as lagaye
koyaliya ne rag to chheda, payaliya ne git na gaye
pag pag chhalke nain gagriya, tu kya jane balama
tere bin sawan kaise bita tu kya jane balama
tere bin sawan

lambi rate ghor andhera, mujh sang jaga dipak mera
hum dono ne bhor bhare tak, ro ro dekha rasta tera
kya hota hai dukh birha ka, tu kya jane balama
tere bin sawan kaise bita
tere bin sawan kaise bita tu kya jane balama
tere bin sawan

How did the monsoon pass without you,
How did the monsoon pass, my love, you'll never know.
How did the monsoon pass without you,
How did the monsoon pass, my love, you'll never know.
The monsoon without you.

When swings swayed in the village, songs of union everyone sang,
My friends asked, "Speak, friend, why hasn't your beloved come?"
What questions did they ask me then, you'll never know, my love.
How did the monsoon pass without you, you'll never know.
The monsoon without you.

When flowers in the garden smiled, each moment passed in hopeful wait,
The cuckoo sang its melody, the anklets sang no songs of our fate.
At every step, tears overflowed from my eyes, you'll never know, my love.
How did the monsoon pass without you, you'll never know.
The monsoon without you.

Long nights, a heavy darkness, my lamp was the only one awake with me,
We both watched until dawn broke, weeping, for your path, you see.
What grief is in separation, you'll never know, my love.
How did the monsoon pass,
How did the monsoon pass, my love, you'll never know.
The monsoon without you.