aa
payaam-e-ishqra
man aj nigah-e-naaz me khanam
zaban-e-yaar-e-man
hindi daman
hindi na main gaanam

bedaar huyi kaliya
aur husn hua raksa
shola-e-shama larza
afsane ka unva
unva
bedaar huyi kaliya
aur husn hua raksa
shola-e-shama larza
afsane ka unva
unva

zaraa patango ki aahat huyi to bhaap gayi
shama ki lau
shama ki lau se jo uriya sitan ko kaanp gayi

jali to aisi jali naam kar gayi roshan
jali to aisi jali naam kar gayi roshan
bujhi to duniya ke aanchal se tan ko dhaanp gayi
shama ki lau
shama ki lau

From love's whispered call,
My soul, a captive of beauty's gaze, I fall.
My lover's tongue, a Hindi dawn,
Hindi songs, my heart has sworn.

The petals awaken, bloom in grace,
Beauty in a rhythmic space.
The candle's flame, a trembling light,
The tale's beginning, taking flight.
The tale's beginning, taking flight.

A tremor of moths, a subtle hum,
The candle's fire, its kingdom come.
The fire saw, the stars did shake,
Burning bright, a name to make.
Burning bright, a name to make.
Extinguished, it veiled the world with grace,
The candle's fire, in time and space.
The candle's fire.