bata ae chand ab kaise
kahe hum dasta apni
bata ae chand ab kaise
kahe hum dasta apni
kare jo aah bhi to
kaati jaati hai juba apni
kare jo abhi to
kati jati hai juba apni

na hum apne na tum apne
na dil apna na jaan apni
na dil apna na jaan apni
na jane bhul aaye
zindagi pichli kaha apni
na jane bhul aaye
zindagi pichli kaha apni

jo mil jao bata de hum
mohabbat ki wo manjil bhi
mohabbat ki wo manzil bhi
hui thi dil ki kuch baate
nigaho me jaha apni
hui thi dil ki kuch baate
nigaho me jaha apni

tumhari yaad me kate
nahi katati hai ab raate
nahi katati hai ab raate
hume ab bhul jaao
aur ab bichdi mulakate
tumhe khushiya mubarak ho
hume tanhaiya apni
tumhe khushiya mubarak ho
hume tanhaiya apni
bata ae chand ab kaise
kahe hum dasta apni
kare jo aah bhi to
kaati jaati hai juba apni

Tell me, O moon, how now
Shall I unravel my tale?
Tell me, O moon, how now
Shall I unravel my tale?
For should a sigh escape,
My tongue is swiftly cut.
For should a sigh escape,
My tongue is swiftly cut.

Neither mine, nor yours, am I,
Nor heart, nor soul is mine.
Nor heart, nor soul is mine.
I know not where I lost
My former life's design.
I know not where I lost
My former life's design.

If we meet, I shall unveil
Love's most exalted peak,
Love's most exalted peak.
Of heart's whispers,
In eyes, our world, we speak.
Of heart's whispers,
In eyes, our world, we speak.

In your memory, now,
The nights refuse to cease.
The nights refuse to cease.
Forget me now, and let
Our parting find its peace.
May joy be yours,
And solitude be mine.
May joy be yours,
And solitude be mine.
Tell me, O moon, how now
Shall I unravel my tale?
For should a sigh escape,
My tongue is swiftly cut.