koi bechara
koi bechara dil ko khokar
khoj raha hai chahat ka mara
koi bechara

jaise jaise bund bund chand ghulega
ankhiyo me ek aur khwab ghulega
roshani ki dur dur dhul udhegi
dhire dhire raat ka ye raaz khulega
ek diwana jaag raha hai
sapno ka mara, koi bechara

mat jaao os ke shisho se panv na kat jaye
mat jaao os ke shisho se panv na kat jaye
jara raaho se ye kanch utta lu
bairi chandani ki aanch bujha lu
mat jaao os ke shisho se panv na kat jaye

jhuk gayi hai aankh to salam kiya hoga
dil ne sayad hans ke tera naam liya hoga
tera naam liya hoga
kal kya hoga aaj na jaane raahi banjara
koi bechara
koi bechara dil ko khokar
khoj raha hai chahat ka mara
koi bechara

A wretch, adrift,
his heart a lost ship,
searching for love's embrace,
a wretch.

As the moon dissolves, drop by drop,
another dream will blend in eyes,
the distant dust of light will rise,
slowly, the night's secret will be revealed,
a madman awakens,
a dream-stricken, a wretch.

Do not tread, lest your feet be cut
on the mirrors of dew,
do not tread, lest your feet be cut.
Let me clear the glass from these paths,
let me quench the fire of the hostile moonlight,
do not tread, lest your feet be cut.

If the eyes have bowed, they must have saluted,
the heart, perhaps, smiled and whispered your name,
whispered your name.
What will be tomorrow, this wandering traveler knows not,
a wretch,
a wretch, his heart a lost ship,
searching for love's embrace,
a wretch.