Kay Bashad O Kay

When will it be — and when? A harp and a flute I and she — she and wine When will it be — and when?

A night when moonlight shines on the garden Pure wine — and alone, only she and I She and I hand in neck till dawn Everywhere the murmur of water and lily flowers

That night I will kiss her cheek and shoulders and lips Sometimes her face, sometimes her hair, sometimes her ear

Kay bashad o kay? Chang bashad o nay Man basham o way Way bashad o may Kay bashad o kay? Kay bashad o kay?

Shabe bashad ke noore mahtab bashad ba golshan Maynaab bashad o tanha faqad ou bashad o man Man ou dast ba gardan ta sahargah Ba har soo sharshare aab bashad o gulhaye sosan

Dar aan shab man bar o dosh o labe noshash bebosam Gahe roy o gahe moy o banagoshash bebosam Cho chashmash hamra-am sad raz goyad Gahe chashem o gahe labhaye khamoshash bebosam