ek janib shamm-e-mehfil
ek janib shamm-e-mehfil, ek janib ruhe jana
girta hain dekhe kaha parwana
ek janib shamm-e-mehfil
ek janib shamm-e-mehfil, ek janib ruhe jana
girta hain dekhe kaha parwana
ek janib shamm-e-mehfil

ek su ek shola charago ki anjuman men
ek su range jalwa kisi buth ke pakpan men
ek shola ek jalwa aur iname ek diwana
ek janib shamm-e-mehfil, ek janib ruhe jana
girta hain dekhe kaha parwana
ek janib shamm-e-mehfil

usaki kya hai manjil nahi itna bekhabar bhi
aaya dilbaro men to hain kafi ek najar bhi
inn najro ko yaro kya janu mai anjana
ek janib shamm-e-mehfil, ek janib ruhe jana
girta hain dekhe kaha parwana
ek janib shamm-e-mehfil

kya kya rang nikale hasino ki sadagi se
itni hai shikayat ke milte hain ajnabi se
jo aisa beparwah kya use dil uljhana
ek janib shamm-e-mehfil, ek janib ruhe jana
girta hain dekhe kaha parwana
ek janib shamm-e-mehfil, ek janib ruhe jana
girta hain dekhe kaha parwana
ek janib shamm-e-mehfil

On one side, the gathering's flame,
On the other, the beloved's soul.
Where will the moth fall, watch and see,
On one side, the gathering's flame.

A spark among a thousand lamps,
A hue of beauty in a pure idol's gaze,
A spark, a vision, and in them a madman's plea,
On one side, the gathering's flame,
On the other, the beloved's soul.
Where will the moth fall, watch and see,
On one side, the gathering's flame.

What is his destination, not so unaware,
If in the beloved's company, a glance is enough, a prayer.
I know not these glances, I am but a stranger,
On one side, the gathering's flame,
On the other, the beloved's soul.
Where will the moth fall, watch and see,
On one side, the gathering's flame.

What colors emerge from beauty's grace,
Such is the complaint, we meet strangers in this place.
To those so indifferent, why entangle the heart's embrace?
On one side, the gathering's flame,
On the other, the beloved's soul.
Where will the moth fall, watch and see,
On one side, the gathering's flame,
On the other, the beloved's soul.
Where will the moth fall, watch and see,
On one side, the gathering's flame.