bhanware ne khilaya phul phul ko le gaya raj-kunwar
bhanware tu kahana na bhul phul tujhe lag jay meri umar
bhanware ne khilaya phul phul ko le gaya raj-kunwar
bhanware ne khilaya phul phul ko le gaya raj-kunwar
bhanware tu kahana na bhul phul tera idhar-udhar
bhanware ne khilaya phul phul ko le gaya raj-kunwar

wo din ab na rahe
kya-kya bipada padi phul par kaise phul kahe
wo din ab na rahe
honi thi ya wo anahoni jane ise vidhata
chhute sab sigar gira gal-har tuta har nata
shish-phul mil gaya dhul me kya-kya dukh na sahe
wo din ab na rahe
bhanware tu kahana na bhul phul dali se gaya utar
bhanware ne khilaya phul phul ko le gaya raj-kunwar

sukh-dukh aye jaye jaye, sukh-dukh aye jaye
sukh ki bhukh na dukh ki chita prit jise apanaye
sukh-dukh aye jaye
mira ne piya vish ka pyala vish ko bhi amarit kar dala
prem ka dhai akshar padh kar mast kabira gaye
sukh-dukh aye jaye
bhanware tu kahana na bhul phul guzare din gaye guzar
bhanware ne khilaya phul phul ko le gaya raj-kunwar

na na re na
phaili-phuli phulawari me bhanwara gun-gun gun-gun gun-gun gun-gun gaye
kahe sowat nidiya jagaye, kahe sowat nidiya jagaye
lakho me kisi ek phul ne lakho phul khilaye mad-mad muskaye
hay kahe sowat nidiya jagaye
bhanware tu kahana na bhul phul tera madhur nahi madhukar
bhanware ne khilaya phul phul ko le gaya raj-kunwar
bhanware tu kahana na bhul phul mera sudar saral sughad
bhanware ne khilaya phul phul ko le gaya raj-kunwar
phul mera sudar saral sughad, phul ko le gaya raj-kunwar
phul mera sudar saral sughad, phul mera sudar saral sughad

The bee bloomed the blossom, a prince took it away,
O bee, forget not to say, may my years fill the day!
The bee bloomed the blossom, a prince took it away,
The bee bloomed the blossom, a prince took it away,
O bee, forget not to say, the blossom's astray!
The bee bloomed the blossom, a prince took it away.

Those days, they are gone, past,
How sorrow befell the flower, how can the flower last?
Those days, they are gone, past,
Fate willed it or not, the Creator knows best,
All adornments forsaken, bonds torn from the breast,
The crown fell to dust, what suffering amassed!
Those days, they are gone, past,
O bee, forget not to say, the flower fell from its nest,
The bee bloomed the blossom, a prince took it away.

Joy and sorrow, they come and they go, come and they go,
No hunger for joy, no worry for woe, love alone will grow,
Joy and sorrow, they come and they go,
Meera drank poison's cup, turned poison to grace,
Reading love's two and a half letters, Kabir found his space,
Joy and sorrow, they come and they go,
O bee, forget not to say, the days are fading slow,
The bee bloomed the blossom, a prince took it away.

No, no, no,
In the flourishing garden, the bee hums and hums, and hums, and hums,
Why slumber in slumber, why slumber in slumber?
Of a million, one flower, bloomed a million more, smiling softly,
Alas, why slumber in slumber?
O bee, forget not to say, your blossom, no nectar to pour,
The bee bloomed the blossom, a prince took it away.
O bee, forget not to say, my blossom, simple, refined, and pure,
The bee bloomed the blossom, a prince took it away.
My blossom, simple, refined, and pure, the prince took the flower away,
My blossom, simple, refined, and pure, my blossom, simple, refined, and pure.