a ji biwi ko ghar pe bithla ke tum baahar kyo jate ho
jab ghar me chulha jalta hai fir hotal me kyu khate ho
a ji biwi ko ghar pe bithla ke tum baahar kyo jate ho
jab ghar me chulha jalta hai fir hotal me kyu khate ho

are baat baat pe shak karna ye aurat hi ka hissa hai
are baat baat pe shak karna ye aurat hi ka hissa hai
miya biwi ka jhagda to bada purana kissa hai
jara kaho to is jhagde ki nobat hi kyo late ho
jab ghar me chulha jalta hai fir hotal me kyu khate ho

janam se hi jhagdalu hai is duniya ki har shrimati
janam se hi jhagdalu hai is duniya ki har shrimati
kyo na rahe kuware fir tum kahe ko fir bane pati
pati bane to shrimati se ab kyun aankh churate ho
jab ghar me chulha jalta hai fir hotal me kyu khate ho
biwi ko ghar bithala ke tum bhar kyo jate ho
jab ghar me chulha jalta hai fir hotal me kyu khate ho

shadi ka matlab kya tum ko bandh ke rakhe palle se
o shadi ka matlab kya tum ko bandh ke rakhe palle se
duniya kya kya kehti hai jara pucho gali mohalle se
subha ke nikle kaha se aadhi aadhi raat ko aate ho
jab ghar me chulha jalta hai fir hotal me kyu khate ho

Why do you leave your wife at home, dear,
And venture out into the world, so near?
When the hearth of love is lit within your hold,
Why dine in spaces, stories yet untold?
Why do you leave your wife at home, dear,
And venture out into the world, so near?
When the hearth of love is lit within your hold,
Why dine in spaces, stories yet untold?

To doubt at every turn, a woman's plight, they say,
To doubt at every turn, that is her way.
The quarrel of a couple, an age-old tale,
Then tell me, why into such storms you sail?
When the hearth of love is lit within your hold,
Why dine in spaces, stories yet untold?

From birth, this world is filled with strife, they claim,
From birth, this world is filled with bitter game.
Why not remain unwed, if peace you crave?
Then why become a husband, now you rave?
Now you avert your gaze, avoid your spouse,
When the hearth of love is lit within your house?
When the hearth of love is lit within your hold,
Why dine in spaces, stories yet untold?
Why do you leave your wife at home, dear,
And venture out into the world, so near?
When the hearth of love is lit within your hold,
Why dine in spaces, stories yet untold?

What is the meaning of a wedding ring?
To be chained forever, to a single thing?
Ask the whispers of the streets, the hidden lore,
What do the neighbours say, what is it for?
Where do you go in morning's gentle light?
Why do you return in the darkest night?
When the hearth of love is lit within your hold,
Why dine in spaces, stories yet untold?