apno ko kab hey shyam
apno ko kab hey shyam
mukh dikhlaoge
aise me aaye na, fir kab aaoge
bekal bekal panth nihare
bekal bekal panth nihare
tumre darsh ke pyase tamam
ke din se ho gayi sham
aao kanhai mere dham
ke din se ho gayi sham

van me aur basti me, dekha hai chahu or
tab tumse baandhi hai aashao ki dor
ab uljhao ya suljhao
ab uljhao ya suljhao
aan pada hai tumse hi kaam
ke din se ho gayi sham
aao kanhai mere dham
ke din se ho gayi sham

is man me aajao, naino ke pat khol
sanso me, dhadkan me, mohan tumre bol
tumko nahi to kisko pukaru
tumko nahi to kisko pukaru
mujhko to aawe ek hi naam
ke din se ho gayi sham
aao kanhai mere dham
ke din se ho gayi sham
aao kanhai mere dham
ke din se ho gayi sham

When, O Shyam, when will you reveal
Your face to those who call you near?
If not now, when will you appear?
Restless, longing, our paths we tread,
Thirsty for your gaze, we are led.
From dawn to dusk, the twilight nears,
Come, Kanhai, to my home, erase all fears,
From dawn to dusk, the twilight nears.

In forests and in towns, I sought your trace,
And cast my hopes to your embrace.
Now tangled or untangled, I plead,
My fate, by your hand, is decreed.
From dawn to dusk, the twilight nears,
Come, Kanhai, to my home, erase all fears,
From dawn to dusk, the twilight nears.

Enter my heart, with eyes open wide,
Your whispers in my breath, my pulse, my guide.
Whom else to call, in this despair?
Yours is the name that I can bear.
From dawn to dusk, the twilight nears,
Come, Kanhai, to my home, erase all fears,
From dawn to dusk, the twilight nears.
Come, Kanhai, to my home, erase all fears,
From dawn to dusk, the twilight nears.