ek shab ke musafir hai hum to
ye duniya musafir khana hai
ek shab ke musafir hai hum to
ye duniya musafir khana hai
na apni koi kahani hai
na apna koi fasana hai
ek shab ke musafir hai hum to

saki se shikayat hai humko
saki se shikayat hai humko
jiska ye jaha maikhana hai
unko to pilaye khun ke khun
khali mera paimana hai
ek shab ke musafir hai hum to

betab tere jalwo ke liye
betab tere jalwo ke liye
wo aur koi musa hoga
tere jalwe dhundhege jise
wo mera dile diwana hai
ek shab ke musafir hai hum to
ye duniya musafir khana hai
na apni koi kahani hai
na apna koi fasana hai
ek shab ke musafir hai hum to

We are travelers of a single night,
This world, a transient caravanserai.
We are travelers of a single night,
This world, a transient caravanserai.
No tale is ours to claim as our own,
No story etched upon our brow.
We are travelers of a single night.

We harbor grievances against the Host,
We harbor grievances against the Host,
Whose world, a tavern overflowing, it seems.
They offer others draughts of crimson wine,
While my cup remains forever empty.
We are travelers of a single night.

Restless, longing for Your radiant gleam,
Restless, longing for Your radiant gleam,
Another Moses might seek Your face.
The light of You, for which my heart doth yearn,
Is the madness that consumes my soul.
We are travelers of a single night,
This world, a transient caravanserai.
No tale is ours to claim as our own,
No story etched upon our brow.
We are travelers of a single night.