shaam-e-gam ki qasam aaj gamagi hai ham
aa bhi jaa aa bhi jaa aaj mere sanam
shaam-e-gam ki qasam
dil pareshaan hai raat viraan hai
dekh jaa kis tarah aaj tanahaa hai ham
shaam-e-gam ki qasam

chain kaisaa jo pahalu me tu hi nahi
maar daale na dard-e-judaai kahi
rut hasi hai to kyaa chaandani hai to kyaa
chaandani zulm hai aur judaai sitam
shaam-e-gam ki qasam

ab to aajaa ke ab raat bhi so gai
zindagi gam ke seharaav me kho gai
zindagi gam ke seharaav me kho gai
dhudhati hai nazar tu kahaa hai magar
dekhate dekhate aayaa aankho me gam
shaam-e-gam ki qasam

By the oath of sorrow's eve, we weep tonight,
Come, oh come, my love, in fading light.
By the oath of sorrow's eve.

The heart is lost, the night bereft and bare,
See how lonely we are, beyond compare.
By the oath of sorrow's eve.

What peace is there when you're not by my side?
Separation's ache, where will it hide?
The season smiles, the moon its silver throws,
But moonlight is a tyrant, parting a crime.
By the oath of sorrow's eve.

Come now, for the night has fallen fast asleep,
Life is lost within grief's desert deep.
Life is lost within grief's desert deep.
Eyes that search, where are you in the night?
Watching, weeping, tears begin to stream.
By the oath of sorrow's eve.