Bas itanee tamannaa hai, bas itanee tamannaa hai,
shyaam tumhe dekhoon, ghanashyaam tumhe dekhoon .
Sar mukuṭ suhaanaa ho, maathe tilak niraalaa ho,
gal motiyan maalaa ho, shyaam tumhe dekhoon,
ghanashyaam tumhe dekhoon...
Kaano men ho baalee, laṭake laṭ ghungharaalee,
tere adhar pe muralee ho, shyaam tumhe dekhoon,
ghanashyaam tumhe dekhoon...
Baajoo bnd baahon pe, paijaniyaan paa_on men,
hoṭhon pe hasee kuchh ho, shyaam tumhe dekhoon,
ghanashyaam tumhe dekhoon...
Din ho andheraa ho, chaahe shaam saveraa ho,
sooon to sapano men, shyaam tumhe dekhoon,
ghanashyaam tumhe dekhoon...
Chaahe ghar ho nndalaalaa, keertan ho gopaalaa,
har jag ke nazaare men, shyaam tumhe dekhoon,
ghanashyaam tumhe dekhoon...
Kahataa hai kamal e kriṣṇa, saugaat mujhe yah de,
jis aur nazar feroon, shyaam tumhe dekhoon,
ghanashyaam tumhe dekhoon..
