bholi surat wala
bholi surat wala dil ka nikla kala
raat me daka dala toda dil ka tala
haye haye ye kya gajab kar dala
re julmi dilwala
haye haye ye kya gajab kar dala
re julmi dilwala
nakhre wali gauri chhmak chhalo chhori
karke jora jori
kar gayi dil ki chori
haye haye dil mera aise uchhala
jeete jee maar dala
haye haye ye kya gajab kar dala
re julmi dilwala

thane jake teri main rapat likhaungi
o thane jake teri main rapat likhaungi
kahke daroga ji se saza dilwaungi
dil ki chori koi chori nahi hoti
iski rapat kahin dori nahi hoti
kisse pad gaya pala
kis chakkar me dala
haye haye ye kya gajab kar dala
re julmi dilwala
haye haye ye kya gajab kar dala
re julmi dilwala
nakhre wali gauri chhmak chhalo chhori
karke jora jori
kar gayi dil ki chori
haye haye dil mera aise uchhala
jeete jee maar dala
re haye haye ye kya gajab kar dala
re julmi dilwala

baja bajake gori doli leke aaunga
ho baja bajake gori doli leke aaunga
shadi ka joda tujhe main hi pahnaunga
phere to tere sang main na lagaungi
doli leke aayega to
ghar se bhag jaungi
tere bina na mar jaunga
teri sautan main launga
na na aisa sitam mat dhana
mana ji maine mana
dilbar mera, mera hi gharwala
sautan ka munh kala

A face of innocence, a heart stained black,
In the night, a heist, a heart's lock cracked.
Alas, what marvel has been wrought,
Oh, cruel-hearted one, you sought!

That haughty maiden, a dancer bright,
Forcibly, she stole my heart's light.
Alas, my heart, thus tossed and swayed,
Living, she dealt a death betrayed.
Alas, what marvel has been wrought,
Oh, cruel-hearted one, you sought!

To the station, your report I'll bring,
To the constable, your sins I'll sing.
Though heart-theft is a crime unseen,
No thread of law can bind this scene.
With whom did I stumble, what snare ensnared?
Alas, what marvel has been shared,
Oh, cruel-hearted one, you sought!
That haughty maiden, a dancer bright,
Forcibly, she stole my heart's light.
Alas, my heart, thus tossed and swayed,
Living, she dealt a death betrayed.
Alas, what marvel has been wrought,
Oh, cruel-hearted one, you sought!

With music's fanfare, your palanquin I'll find,
A wedding gown, for you, I'll bind.
But vows with you, I shall not speak,
If a palanquin you bring, I'll flee, weak.
Without you, I'll not meet my end,
A rival wife, I'll recommend.
No, no, such cruelty, refrain,
I yield, I concede, I claim,
My beloved, mine, my household's guide,
The rival's face, I deride.