mat samajho nir bahaati hu
mai jalte jal ki bundo se
nainon ki pyaas bujhati hu
mat samajho nir bahaati hu

mujhe rone se kya kaam sakhi
in ansuvan me hai shyaam sakhi
in ansuvan me hai shyaam sakhi
naino me basakar unki chhavi
mai man hi man muskaati hu
mat samajho nir bahaati hu

yeh aansu dil ke sahaare hain
yeh aansu jaan se pyaare hain
yeh aansu jaan se pyaare hain
mai in takdir ke taaro se
soye huye bhaag jagaati hu
mat samajho nir bahaati hu

har aansu me unki murat hai
milne ki yahi ek surat hai
har aansu me unki murat hai
milne ki yahi ek surat hai
palkon pe sajakar ansuvan ko
mai pi ke darshan pati hu
mat samajho nir bahaati hu
mai jalte jal ki bundo se
nainon ki pyaas bujhati hu
mat samajho nir bahaati hu

Do not believe I weep,
I am quenched by drops of fire,
with these tears, my eyes I keep.
Do not believe I weep.

What use has sorrow for me, friend?
My Shyam dwells in tears, attend.
In these tears, my Shyam, my end.
Embracing His image in my gaze,
within my heart, I softly bend.
Do not believe I weep.

These tears, my heart's support they be,
dearer than life, eternally.
These tears are precious unto me.
With threads of fate, so softly spun,
awakening fortune, silently.
Do not believe I weep.

In every tear, His form resides,
this meeting place, where love presides.
In every tear, His soul abides.
Adorning my lashes, tear by tear,
drinking His vision, deep inside.
Do not believe I weep.
I am quenched by drops of fire,
with these tears, my eyes I keep.
Do not believe I weep.