barfili chotiya hawaye sang si
aftab najre teri ya khuda ab kya kare
ankhe meri khargoshi hotho me hai madhoshi
chand ki chudi meri hai
marungi mai do choti, ro dungi jhuthi muthi
badal ye mere piche hai
sun jharne tu sidhe kyu gire
tu aaj chal tu mere jaisa ulta chal
o chal halke halke ladki tu, itni kya jaldi hai
sabko ye hawa batlade ki tu ghar se nikalti hai

mai raato se jhagad lungi
uchal ke chand ko pakad lungi
mai gir gir ke sambhal lungi
mai saat rango ko badal dungi
cheese meri leke tu kyu ghar se nikalta hai pagal
o chal halke halke ladki tu, itni kya jaldi hai
sabko ye hawa batlade ki tu ghar se nikalti hai

mai titli ki saheli hu, mai julfo me lipti paheli hu
barf ki taraf hai ghar mera ode wo dhup mai pili hu
suraj meri chaw lekar kyu dubta hai pagal
o chal halke halke ladki tu, itni kya jaldi hai
sabko ye hawa batlade ki tu ghar se nikalti hai

ankhe meri kachi si hotho me hai madhoshi
chand ki chudi meri hai
marungi mai do choti, ro dungi jhuthi muthi
badal ye mere piche hai
sun jharne tu sidhe kyu gire
tu aaj chal tu mere jaisa ulta chal
o chal halke halke ladki tu, itni kya jaldi hai
sabko ye hawa batlade ki tu ghar se nikalti hai

With peaks of ice, the wind, a whispered plea,
Your gaze, O God, a sun, what is to be?
My eyes, like hares, a honeyed, drunken bliss,
The moon's bangle, a promise I can't dismiss.
I'll braid my breath, weep tears of fleeting guise,
The clouds, my shadows, trailing in the skies.
Oh, waterfall, why plummet in such haste?
Today, reverse your course, my wild, untamed taste.
Walk softly, girl, why such a hurried pace?
Let the wind proclaim, you leave your dwelling place.

I'll wage a war with nights that know no dawn,
Leap and grasp the moon, before the day is born.
I'll stumble, rise, and find my footing sure,
And seven hues, I'll change, and make them new, I'm sure.
Why do you steal my things to leave your home, you fool?
Walk softly, girl, why such a hurried pace?
Let the wind proclaim, you leave your dwelling place.

I am the butterfly's true, kindred friend,
A riddle wrapped in tresses, without end.
My home, it lies where frozen rivers meet,
Though draped in sun, I wear a yellow sheet.
Why does the sun take my shadow, then descend, you fool?
Walk softly, girl, why such a hurried pace?
Let the wind proclaim, you leave your dwelling place.

My eyes, like hares, a honeyed, drunken bliss,
The moon's bangle, a promise I can't dismiss.
I'll braid my breath, weep tears of fleeting guise,
The clouds, my shadows, trailing in the skies.
Oh, waterfall, why plummet in such haste?
Today, reverse your course, my wild, untamed taste.
Walk softly, girl, why such a hurried pace?
Let the wind proclaim, you leave your dwelling place.