dhuan dhuan dhundh mei khoyi chandaniya
lori sunaaun mai kya nam aankhon mei dubi sapaniya
lori sunaaun mai kya lori sunaaun mai kya
raat bujhaaun mai kya neendein bulaaun mai kya
pathrile takiye pe soti re duniya lori sunaaun mai kya
saansein zehar mei piroti re duniya lori sunaaun mai kya

maile maile baadal ki chaadar mei
chaand soya to jaaga nahi sune sune ambar ne bhi had ki
chhoda aasha ka tara nhi dil ka dil se yahan koi naata nahi
dard hota to hai aansu aata nhi aansu aata nahi
dhuan dhuan dhundh mei khoyi chandaniya
lori sunaaun mai kya nam aankhon mein dubi sapaniya
lori sunaaun mai kya

Smoke, a haze, the moon lost in the mist,
What lullaby can I sing?
In tear-filled eyes, dreams adrift, kissed,
What lullaby can I bring?
What lullaby can I bring?
Shall I extinguish the night?
Shall I summon sleep's gentle light?
On stone pillows, the world does lie,
What lullaby can I sing?
Breathing poison, the world must sigh,
What lullaby can I bring?

In soiled, soiled clouds, a shroud so deep,
The moon has slept, now cannot wake,
The empty sky, its secrets to keep,
No star of hope, for goodness sake.
No heart connects with a kindred heart,
Though pain does bloom, no tears will start,
No tears will start.

Smoke, a haze, the moon lost in the mist,
What lullaby can I sing?
In tear-filled eyes, dreams adrift, kissed,
What lullaby can I bring?