yaad tumhari kyu aaye baalma
ho tum to gaye ho hume bhul
yaad tumhari kyu aaye baalma
ho tum to gaye ho hume bhul

amwa ki daali pe bole koyaliya
birha ke geet gaaye banke muraliya
chandni raat bhi na bhaye baalma
ho tum jo gaye ho hume bhul
yaad tumhari kyu aaye baalma
ho tum to gaye ho hume bhul

tumhi batao jeeyu kiske sahare
sari sari raat kaatu gin gin taare
naino me nindiya na aaye baalma
ho tum jo gaye ho hume bhul
yaad tumhari kyu aaye baalma
ho tum to gaye ho hume bhul

taaro bhari hai dekho raat suhani
tum bin roti hai majbur jawani
dil ki kali murjhaye baalma
ho tum jo gaye ho hume bhul
yaad tumhari kyu aaye baalma
ho tum to gaye ho hume bhul

Why does your memory return, beloved?
You have forgotten me, it is true.
Why does your memory return, beloved?
You have forgotten me, it is true.

The koels sing from mango branches high,
The flutes lament, birha's mournful cry.
Even moonlit nights now bring no joy,
Since you have left, forgotten me, my boy.
Why does your memory return, beloved?
You have forgotten me, it is true.

Tell me, on whom shall my life depend?
Through endless nights, the stars I comprehend.
No sleep descends upon my weary eyes,
Since you have left, beneath forgotten skies.
Why does your memory return, beloved?
You have forgotten me, it is true.

The starry night, a beauty to behold,
My youth weeps now, its story to be told.
My heart's bud withers, losing all its grace,
Since you have left, and left without a trace.
Why does your memory return, beloved?
You have forgotten me, it is true.