ek deep jigar me bujhti hai
ek dard saa dil me hotaa hai
ham raato ko uthkar rote hai
jab saara aalam sotaa hai

chaandani raate, o, chaandani raate
sab jag soye, ham jaage
taaro se kare baate
chaandani raate, o, chaandani raate

takte takte chhuti jaaye
aaj piyaa na aaye re, takte takte
shaam savere dard anokhe
uthe jiyaa ghabaraaye re, shaam savere
raato ne meri nind lut li
raato ne meri nind lut li
dil ki chhain churaaye
dukhiyaa aankhe dhundh rahi hai
vohi pyaar ki baate
chaandani raate, o, chaandani raate

pichhli raat me gam ko tutkar
chupke chupke roye re, pichhli raat me
chupke nind me mit hamaare
desh paraaye soye re, chupke nind me
dil ki dhadkane tujhe pukaare
dil ki dhadkane tujhe pukaare
aajaa baalam aai bahaare
baith ke tanahaai me kar le
sukh-dukh ki do baate
chaandani raate, o, chaandani raate

sab jag soye, ham jaage
taaro se kare baate
chaandani raate, o, chaandani raate

A lamp within the heart now dims,
A pain takes root where love once gleamed.
We rise in night, and tears now stream,
While all the world is lost in dream.
Oh, moonlit nights, such moonlit nights,
While all the world is fast asleep,
We stay awake, embracing lights,
With stars, our silent vigil keep.
Oh, moonlit nights, such moonlit nights.

Gazing, gazing, hope departs,
My love has failed to come tonight,
Gazing, gazing, breaks my heart.
Mornings, evenings, sorrows bloom,
My heart begins to tremble now,
Mornings, evenings, fill the room.
The nights have stolen sleep from me,
The nights have stolen sleep away,
And stolen peace, relentlessly.
My mournful eyes, they search and yearn,
For words of love, I long to say,
For words of love, for which I yearn.
Oh, moonlit nights, such moonlit nights.

Last night, in grief, I fell apart,
And softly wept, in shadows deep,
Last night, in grief, I fell apart.
In slumber, silent, lies my love,
In a foreign land, my love sleeps,
In slumber, silent, far above.
My heartbeats call your name aloud,
My heartbeats call your name with pleas,
Come, Beloved, the spring is proud!
In solitude, let us converse,
Of joy and sorrow, if you please,
In solitude, let us immerse.
Oh, moonlit nights, such moonlit nights,
While all the world is fast asleep,
We stay awake, embracing lights,
With stars, our silent vigil keep.
Oh, moonlit nights, such moonlit nights.