gulsitaano me ghum leta hun
vadakhano me jhum leta hun
zindagi jis jagah bhi mil jaye
uske kadmo ko chum leta hun

maikada tha chandani thi main na tha
maikada tha chandani thi main na tha
ek muzassim bekhudi thi main na tha
maikada tha chandani thi main na tha

ishq jab dam todata tha tum na the
ishq jab dam todata tha tum na the
ishq jab dam todata tha tum na the
maut jab sar dhun rahi thi main na tha
maut jab sar dhun rahi thi main na tha
ek muzassim bekhudi thi main na tha
maikada tha chandani thi main na tha

maikade ke mod par rukti hui
maikade ke mod par rukti hui
maikade ke mod par rukti hui
maikade ke mod par rukti hui
muddato ki tasngi thi main na tha
muddato ki tasngi thi main na tha
ek muzassim bekhudi thi main na tha
maikada tha chandani thi main na tha

main aur us gunchaa dahal ki aarju
main aur us gunchaa dahal ki aarju
main aur us gunchaa dahal ki aarju
aarju ki saadgi thi main na tha
aarju ki saadgi thi main na tha
ek muzassim bekhudi thi main na tha
maikada tha chandani thi main na tha
maikada tha chandani thi main na tha

Through rose gardens, I wander free,
In promise-rooms, I dance with glee.
Wherever life's embrace I find,
I kiss its footprints, heart enshrined.

The tavern bloomed, the moon shone bright, I was not there.
A formless stupor held sway, I was not there.
The tavern bloomed, the moon shone bright, I was not there.

When love drew breath's last, you were not near,
When love drew breath's last, you were not near,
When love drew breath's last, you were not near.
And when death wept, I was not there.
And when death wept, I was not there.
A formless stupor held sway, I was not there.
The tavern bloomed, the moon shone bright, I was not there.

At the tavern's bend, where life slowed down,
At the tavern's bend, where life slowed down,
At the tavern's bend, where life slowed down,
At the tavern's bend, where life slowed down,
The thirst of ages, I was not there.
The thirst of ages, I was not there.
A formless stupor held sway, I was not there.
The tavern bloomed, the moon shone bright, I was not there.

I and the bud's deep, yearning plea,
I and the bud's deep, yearning plea,
I and the bud's deep, yearning plea,
The purity of longing, I was not there.
The purity of longing, I was not there.
A formless stupor held sway, I was not there.
The tavern bloomed, the moon shone bright, I was not there.
The tavern bloomed, the moon shone bright, I was not there.