yaha raat kisi ki rote kate
ya chain se sote-sote kate
yaha raat kisi ki rote kate
ya chain se sote-sote kate
takdir mein kaisi raat meri
takdir mein kaisi raat meri
na sote kate na rote kate
yaha raat kisi ki rote kate
ya chain se sote-sote kate

ulfat mein hai mitna rit meri
pinjre mein tadapti prit meri
panghat pe pahuchkar pyaasa hun
kya haar meri kya jeet meri
takdir mein kaisi raat meri
na sote kate na rote kate
yaha raat kisi ki rote kate
ya chain se sote-sote kate

dil bhara-bhara pyaase hain nayan
hai paas magar mushkil hai milan
panchhi hai akela suna chaman
aankhon mein nami hai dil mein jalan
takdir mein kaisi raat meri
na sote kate na rote kate
yaha raat kisi ki rote kate
ya chain se sote-sote kate

Some nights are wept away, you see,
While others drift in tranquil sleep.
Some nights are wept away, you see,
While others drift in slumber deep.
My fate, a night of what despair,
My fate, a night I cannot keep.
Not slept away, nor wept with tears,
Some nights are wept away, you see,
While others drift in tranquil sleep.

To vanish in love, my destined art,
My love, a caged and beating heart.
At the well, I thirst, though I have come,
What is my loss? What is my part?
My fate, a night of what despair,
Not slept away, nor wept with tears,
Some nights are wept away, you see,
While others drift in tranquil sleep.

My heart is full, my eyes now dry,
So near, yet meeting I deny.
A lone bird, in a desert sky,
Tears in my eyes, a burning sigh.
My fate, a night of what despair,
Not slept away, nor wept with tears,
Some nights are wept away, you see,
While others drift in tranquil sleep.