jhank jharokhe se tu mahlo wale
o matwale tohe sunau jee ki bat
tohe sunau jee ki bat
mai bhi kahungi dukhi jiya ki batiya
kate na ratiya rou mai aadhi aadhi raat
rou mai aadhi aadhi raat

nit hi diye mohe jhuthe dilase
mai mar jau teri bala se
nit hi diye mohe jhuthe dilase
mai mar jau teri bala se
tu jab vyakul hokar roye sune na koi
chhut gaye more sath
ho rou mai aadhi aadhi raat
jhank jharokhe se tu mahlo wale
o matwale tohe sunau jee ki bat
rou mai aadhi aadhi raat

pyar ka maan kabhi na karna
kal kya hoye kal se darna
pyar ka maan kabhi na karna
kal kya hoye kal se darna
sath jiyenge hum sath marenge
phir kyu darenge honge suhane din rat
rou mai aadhi aadhi raat
jhak jharokhe se tu mahlo wale
o matwale tohe sunau jee ki bat
tohe sunau jee ki bat

From your palace window, gaze, O King,
Let a lovesick heart its sorrow sing.
A tale of woe, I must impart,
My anguished soul, a broken art.
I weep through nights, half-spent in dread,
My lonely vigil, for the lost and dead.

Each day, false promises you weave,
May your troubles leave, I can't believe.
Each day, false promises you give,
May your troubles leave, I can't believe.
When you weep in despair, no ear attends,
My companions gone, my journey ends.
I weep through nights, half-spent in dread,
From your palace window, gaze, O King,
Let a lovesick heart its sorrow sing.
I weep through nights, half-spent in dread.

Never cling to love's fragile hold,
Fear tomorrow, as days unfold.
Never cling to love's fragile hold,
Fear tomorrow, as days unfold.
We'll live as one, and die as one,
Why fear the dawn, our days are done?
I weep through nights, half-spent in dread,
From your palace window, gaze, O King,
Let a lovesick heart its sorrow sing.
A tale of woe, I must impart.