chandrma madbhara kyu jhume badar me
wo khushi ab kaha mujh birhan ke ghar me
chandrma jab se ruthe balam hamare
ruthe tab se bhag hamare
lag gaya jigar me rog chandarma
lag gaya jigar me rog chandarma
chandarma chandarma kyu jhume badar me

ek to birhan chal na pave upar se kyu aag lagave
ja bas aur nagar me chandrma
chandrma kyu jhume badar me
wo khushi ab kaha mujh birhan
ke ghar me chandrma

Why does the moon, drunk with delight, dance in the heavens?
Where is that joy now, in this barren house of my grief?
Since the moon, like my love, turned away from me,
My fortune too, has deserted me.
A sickness of the moon has pierced my heart,
A sickness of the moon has pierced my heart.
Moon, oh moon, why do you dance in the heavens?

One who is already broken cannot walk, why do you set her aflame?
Go and dwell in another city, moon.
Why does the moon, drunk with delight, dance in the heavens?
Where is that joy now, in this barren house
of my grief, moon?