nagin ja bas apne dware
ae nagin ja bas apne dware
mere piya mere prano se pyare
nagin ja bas apne dware

saanso ne ab tak na chhedi shahnayi
ang piya ke na main lag payi
jee bhar ke abhi pi ko na dekha
faili nahi abhi kajre ki rekha
haldi ka abhi rang na chhuta
jude ka ek phul na tuta
hatho ki mehandi roye bindiya pukare
ae nagin ja bas apne dware
ae nagin ja bas apne dware

nari ke jivan ki ek hi punji
aaye suhag ki raat na duji
nari ke jivan ki ek hi punji
aaye suhag ki raat na duji
mujhse ye pahli raat na chhino
mujhse piya na sath na chhino
aas adhuri abhi sapne kunware
ae nagin ja bas apne dware
ae nagin ja bas apne dware

tu hai hathi to
tujhko samna sati ka karna hoga
pati ko dasne se pahle
tujhe mujhko dasna hoga
badla lekar tum badle ki
aag bujha na sakogi
man ka chain to tabhi milega
jab tu kshama karogi
tum bhi ho nari o meri bahna
tum bhi ho nari o meri bahna
jag me pati hi ek naar ka gahna
apna suhag maangu jholi pasare
ae nagin ja bas apne dware
ae nagin ja bas apne dware
mere piya mere prano se pyare
ae nagin ja bas apne dware

Serpent, return to your dwelling,
Serpent, return to your own domain,
My beloved, precious as my very soul,
Serpent, return to your dwelling.

My breath has yet to summon the shehnai's call,
My limbs have yet to embrace his all.
I haven't gazed upon him to my fill,
The kohl's line hasn't yet spilled.
The turmeric's hue hasn't faded away,
A single flower from my braid hasn't strayed.
My hands' henna, my bindis weep and implore,
Serpent, return to your dwelling,
Serpent, return to your own domain.

A woman's life holds but one treasure,
The night of union, a singular pleasure.
A woman's life holds but one treasure,
The night of union, a singular pleasure.
Do not steal this, my first night of grace,
Do not steal my beloved's embrace.
Incomplete hopes, maiden dreams remain,
Serpent, return to your dwelling,
Serpent, return to your own domain.

If you are stubborn,
Then a Sati's wrath you must face,
Before you can strike my husband,
You must first wound my space.
By revenge, your vengeful fire will not cease,
Peace of mind arrives only with release.
You too are a woman, my sister so true,
You too are a woman, my sister so true,
In this world, a husband is a woman's jewel.
I plead for my wedded bliss, my hands I extend,
Serpent, return to your dwelling,
Serpent, return to your own domain.
My beloved, precious as my very soul,
Serpent, return to your dwelling.