kal chaudvi ki raat thi kal chaudvi ki raat thi
shab bhar raha charcha tera shab bhar raha charcha tera
kal chaudvi ki raat thi kuch ne kaha ye chand hai
kuch ne kaha ye chand hai kuch ne kaha chehra tera
kal chaudvi ki raat thi

ham bhi vahi maujud the hamse bhi sab puchha kiye
kuch ne kaha ye chand hai ye chand hai ye chand hai
ye chand hai ye chand hai ye chand hai ye chand hai
kuch ne kaha ye chand hai kuch ne kaha chehra tera
ham bhi vahi maujud the hamse bhi sab puchha kiye
ham has diye ham chup rahe manjur tha parda tera
kal chaudvi ki rat thi kal chaudvi ki rat thi
shab bhar raha charcha tera kal chaudvi ki raat thi

kunche ko tere chhod kar jogi hi ban jaye magar
kunche ko tere chhod kar jogi hi ban jaye magar
jungle tere parvat tere jungle tere parvat tere
basti teri sehra tera kal chaudvi ki rat thi
kal chaudvi ki rat thi shab bhar raha charcha tera
shab bhar raha charcha tera shab bhar raha charcha tera
shab bhar raha charcha tera kal chaudvi ki rat thi
kuch ne kaha ye chand hai kuch ne kaha ye chand hai
kuch ne kaha ye chand hai kuch ne kaha ye chand hai
kuch ne kaha ye chand hai kuch ne kaha ye chand hai
kuch ne kaha ye chand hai kuch ne kaha ye chand hai
kuch ne kaha chehra tera

The fourteenth moon bloomed last night,
All night, the world whispered your name.
The fourteenth moon bloomed last night,
Some said, "It is the moon's embrace,"
Some, "That face, the source of flame."
The fourteenth moon bloomed last night.

We too were there, amongst the throng,
And all, they questioned, stared, and sought.
Some said, "It is the moon, the moon,"
"The moon," they chanted, overwrought,
"The moon."
Some said, "That face, the world's sweet song."
We too were there, and, oh, the cost!
We smiled, stayed silent, understood
Your veil, a blessing, heaven-sent,
The fourteenth moon bloomed last night.
The fourteenth moon bloomed last night,
All night, the world whispered your name.
The fourteenth moon bloomed last night.

Leaving your lane, I'd become a mendicant,
Leaving your lane, I'd seek the wild,
Forests yours, and mountains steep,
Your cities, deserts, reconciled.
The fourteenth moon bloomed last night.
The fourteenth moon bloomed last night,
All night, the world whispered your name.
All night, the world whispered your name.
All night, the world whispered your name.
The fourteenth moon bloomed last night.

Some said, "It is the moon, the moon,"
Some said, "It is the moon, the moon,"
Some said, "It is the moon, the moon,"
Some said, "It is the moon, the moon,"
Some said, "That face, the world's sweet boon."