aa bulbul ke nasheman par
bijli to giri lekn haye kambakhat
ko girne ka andaaz nahi aaya

kuch is tarah wo mere pass aake baithe hai
kuch is tarah wo mere pass aake baithe hai
ki jaise aag se daman bacha ke baithe hai
ki jaise aag se daman bacha ke baithe hai
kuch is tarah wo mere pass aake baithe hai

ye baar baar mere dil se aa rahi hai sada
ye baar baar mere dil se aa rahi hai sada
ke jaise wo
ke jaise wo meri mehfil me aake baithe hai
kuch is tarah wo mere pass aake baithe hai

karib unke huye the saza ye khub mili
karib unke huye the saza ye khub mili
ke sari duniya se
ke sari duniya se ab dur jake baithe hai
kuch is tarah wo mere pass aake baithe hai

ye jaante hai ke dushman hai aasma apna
ye jaante hai ke dushman hai aasma apna
magar dua ke liye
magar dua ke liye hath utha ke baithe hai
kuch is tarah wo mere pass aake baithe hai
ki jaise aag se daman bacha ke baithe hai
kuch is tarah wo mere pass aake baithe hai

Upon the nightingale's nest, lightning did descend,
Alas, the wretched fire, its falling, ill-spent.

They sit with me thus, in a manner so strange,
As if from the flames, their garments they'd change.
They sit with me thus, in a manner so strange.

Again and again, my heart's plea does rise,
Again and again, my heart's plea does rise,
As if in my midst, they've taken their place,
They sit with me thus, in a manner so strange.

To be near them was sin, a reward so unkind,
To be near them was sin, a reward so unkind,
From all of the world, they have now withdrawn,
They sit with me thus, in a manner so strange.

They know the sky is our foe, ever near,
They know the sky is our foe, ever near,
Yet for prayer, their hands, aloft they now raise,
They sit with me thus, in a manner so strange.
As if from the flames, their garments they'd change.
They sit with me thus, in a manner so strange.