Ik Mili Mainu Apsraa

Oh, I chanced upon a celestial nymph [Apsraa: a beautiful, supernatural female being in Indian mythology]

Oh, I chanced upon a celestial nymph

With those elegant hoops in her ears

And her tresses, so dark and raven-black

Oh, I chanced upon a celestial nymph

Oh, I chanced upon a celestial nymph

With those elegant hoops in her ears

And her tresses, so dark and raven-black

Her complexion glows like the moon, a queen among the stars

Her city is Moscow, and the maiden's [Kudi: girl/maiden] charms change like the seasons

I’ve lost all my senses and composure

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

With those elegant hoops in her ears

And her tresses, so dark and raven-black

Is this some sorcery or the Divine's enchanting illusion?

In this gathering of stars, the moon has descended today

A gentle drizzle began to fall

My heart yearned to reach out and touch her

A gentle drizzle began to fall

My heart yearned to reach out and touch her

A wandering mystic [Fakir: a Sufi ascetic or dervish] passed by and said, "Forget it, what is left in the ruins of love?"

A gentle drizzle began to fall

She seemed like a Taj Mahal made of flowers

A walking, breathing Taj Mahal

She seemed like a Taj Mahal made of flowers

A walking, breathing Taj Mahal

I entwined my fingers within hers

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

With those elegant hoops in her ears

And her tresses, so dark and raven-black

Is this some sorcery or the Divine's enchanting illusion?

Is this some sorcery or the Divine's enchanting illusion?

In this gathering of stars, the moon has descended today

For a poet, this is a sin, and Jaggi [Self-reference to the lyricist Jaani's alias/persona] will be called a sinner

She was feeling the shiver of the cold, so I set my diary ablaze for warmth

My heart’s verses perished, so many ghazals [Ghazal: an Arabic/Persian poetic form of rhyming couplets] died that day

What no one else could achieve, her tresses accomplished with ease

She is a basket of fresh flowers, and the rest is my personal tale

She slept there for half an hour, and that is my honest truth

Now, even if I must break my soul, let seven Diwalis [Diwali: the festival of lights] pass me by

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

With those elegant hoops in her ears

And her tresses, so dark and raven-black

Whether one has seen the whole world or has seen God

If they haven't seen you, then what have they truly seen?

Then her train arrived, oh alas

A sharp pang of pain rose within me

As she leaned in to embrace me before leaving

Her necklace got tangled in my chain

She wore a jacket of fine silk, but when she spoke

It was as if she opened a window made of flowers

Then everyone around us broke into applause

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

With those elegant hoops in her ears

And her tresses, so dark and raven-black

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

I chanced upon a celestial nymph

With those elegant hoops in her ears

And her tresses, so dark and raven-black

I have lost my heart, it feels like a sign

It feels like I am destined to fall in love once again

It feels like I am destined to fall in love once again