parda parda yaara katra katra taara
jaise gul mein tara kya tha najara
fanusi thi uski aankhe farsi tha gaana
parda parda yara kya tha najara

parda parda yaara katra katra taara
jaise gul mein taara kya tha najara
wo fiza gul fiza
wo wajah jine ki wajah hai
wo wafa ki sada
wo ada mausam ki ada hai
taaro ka jharna hai wo
taaro ka bharna hai wo
bas isi ki charcha sare shahar mein rahe
parda parda yara kya tha najara

wo nasha har disha
din ko sa ka ne sa na hun main
wo saba wo subaha
dilruba ka diwana hun main
uska ye chahne wala
ek najar us pe dalo
chubh gaya teer jigar mein
ghayal jigar ho gaya
parda parda yara kya tha najara
kya tha najara
parda parda parda parda

Veil after veil, my friend, drop by drop, star by star,
Like a star within a rose, what a sight it was!
Her eyes, a lantern's gleam, her song, a Persian plea,
Veil after veil, my friend, what a sight it was!

Veil after veil, my friend, drop by drop, star by star,
Like a star within a rose, what a sight it was!
She, the air, the rose's breath,
She, the reason I live, the cause of life and death.
She, the echo of faith,
She, the grace of the seasons' dance.
A waterfall of stars she is,
A filling of the moon she is.
Only of her, the town's tongues speak,
Veil after veil, my friend, what a sight it was!

She, the intoxication in every direction,
In her shadow, I find no direction.
She, the wind, the dawn's light,
I am the lover, the heart's delight.
Her devotee, this one,
Cast your gaze upon her, just once.
An arrow pierced the heart,
The wounded heart, it became.
Veil after veil, my friend, what a sight it was!
What a sight it was!
Veil after veil, veil after veil.