aisa lage panth nihare nihar
naina to dukhan lage panth nihare nihar
har dhadkan papiha bani piya pukar pukar
chanda re mori patiyaan le ja patiyaan le ja
saajan ko pahuncha de re
vo likh sake javaab unhein
tu mera pata bata de re chanda re

chanda re mori patiya le ja patiya le ja
sajani ko pahuncha de re vo likh sake javaab

palakon ki hai kalam banaayi
kaajal bah kar bani siyaahi
kaise likhun kahaani gam ki
tu hi mujhe bata de re chanda re
mori patiyaan le ja patiyaan le ja
saajan ko pahuncha de re chanda re

ham kush hain gam diya hai tune
ye ehasaan kiya hai tune
jahaan raho kush raho meri is duwa
ka asar dikha de re chanda re
mori patiya le ja patiya le ja
sajani ko pahuncha de re

o aakaash ke sundar darpan
tu hi sajani tu hi saajan
bichhade dilon ko phir se mila de
rota chaman hansa de re chanda re
mori patiyaan le ja patiyaan le ja
saajan ko pahuncha de re
vo likh sake javaab unhein
tu mera pata bata de re chanda re

Paths I tread, paths I scan,
My eyes ache, searching, scanning.
Each heartbeat, a *papiha*, a plea,
Crying "Pia! Pia!" endlessly.
O Moon, carry my letters, oh carry,
Deliver them to my Beloved, carry.
May they write a reply,
Tell them my address, Moon, oh tell.
Moon, carry my letters, oh carry,
Deliver them to my Beloved, carry.
May they write a reply.

Eyelashes fashioned into a pen,
Kajal's tears, the ink within.
How to write the tale of grief?
Show me, Moon, give me relief.
Carry my letters, oh carry,
Deliver them to my Beloved, carry.

I am glad for the sorrow you gave,
This kindness you did for me, you save.
Wherever you are, be joyful, I pray,
Let my blessing's power show the way, Moon, oh.
Carry my letters, oh carry,
Deliver them to my Beloved, carry.

O beautiful mirror of the sky,
You are the Beloved, you are I.
Reunite hearts, now torn apart,
Make the weeping garden laugh again, Moon, oh.
Carry my letters, oh carry,
Deliver them to my Beloved, carry.
May they write a reply,
Tell them my address, Moon, oh tell.