jhilamil taro ki baraato me, bhigi bhigi barsato me
soi soi jaagi jaagi khoi khoi, chandani raato me, raato me
raato me ho raato me, raato me ho raato me
phir nind kaha aati hai
phir nind kaha aati hai jo lag jati hai
mahabub ki mehandi hatho me
phir nind kaha aati hai
phir nind kaha aati hai jo lag jati hai
mahabub ki mehandi hatho me
ho raato me, ho raato me

jinme khili hum banke kaliya
ye babul ki galiya, ye babul ki galiya
chhod ke inko bhulega dil, kaise ye rangraliya
ye galiya jo yaad aati hai, baras jati hai
ye aankhe barsato me, ho raato me

tumko mubarak din ye suhana
humko bhul na jana, humko bhul na jana
sun shadi ke baad saheli, dil ka haal sunana
batlana kati kaise rate, huyi haye bate
kya pahli mulakato me, ho raato me

sare rishte sache jhuthe, ek na ek din tute
par in hatho se mehandi ka, rang kabhi na chhute
kya baat hai allah duhayi, nazar bhar aayi
kyu teri bato bato me, ho raato me
phir nind kaha aati hai, jo lag jati hai
mahabub ki mehandi hatho me, ho raato me
mahabub ki mehandi hatho me, ho raato me
mahabub ki mehandi hatho me, ho raato me
mahabub ki mehandi hatho me
mahabub ki mehandi hatho me

In shimmering constellations of nuptial light,
In rains that weep, both day and night,
In moonlit eves, where slumber sighs,
Awake, adrift, beneath star-dusted skies,
Oh nights, in nights, forever bound,
Where sleep abandons hallowed ground,
When love's henna stains the waiting hand,
Oh nights, in nights, across the land,
Where sleep deserts, a fragile plea,
When love's henna marks eternity.

Where once we bloomed, like budding flowers,
In father's lanes, through passing hours,
How can the heart forget this grace,
This joyous dance, this sacred space?
These lanes that linger, haunting still,
The eyes now weep, the tears they spill,
Like summer rains, a mournful art,
In nights of pain, within the heart.

May your day be blessed, so bright,
Forget me not, in radiant light,
Dear friend, after the wedding chime,
Share with me, your heart's sublime,
How passed the nights, the whispered words,
The genesis of love, like singing birds,
In first encounters, sweet and deep,
Oh nights, in nights, where secrets sleep.

All bonds of earth, a fleeting show,
Will fade and break, as seasons flow,
But from these hands, the henna's hue,
Will never fade, forever true,
What words to speak, a tearful sight,
My eyes overflow, with all their might,
Why in your words, this poignant ache,
Oh nights, in nights, the heart will break.
Where sleep abandons, frail and slight,
When love's henna paints the fading light,
Oh nights, in nights, a whispered plea,
The henna stains, for all to see,
Love's henna, love's henna, eternally.
Love's henna, love's henna.