chale ho kahan sarkar hame bekarar kar ke
chale ho kahan sarkar hame bekarar kar ke
hamari khushi koi roke hai kyon taqarar kar ke
hamari khushi koi roke hai kyon taqarar kar ke

kuch to batao udaye liye jati hai kiski lagan
kuch to batao udaye liye jati hai kiski lagan
jane meri payal ki jane mere naina
ya jane mera man
magar kuch hamse bhi kaho to sahi
hamari khushi koi roke hai kyu taqarar kar ke
chale ho kahan sarkar hame bekarar kar ke

khud kare chori upar se munh zori ada hai kiski
khud kare chori upar se munh zori ada hai kiski
mat ulajhana hamare pichhe aana khata hai kiski
hami se hui galati ji suno to sahi
hamari khushi koi roke hai kyon taqarar kar ke
chale ho kahan sarkar hame bekarar kar ke
hamari khushi koi roke hai kyon taqarar kar ke

Where drift you, sovereign, leaving us bereft?
Where drift you, sovereign, leaving us bereft?
Why does joy itself now quarrel, and arrest?
Why does joy itself now quarrel, and arrest?

Tell us, what longing steals upon the breeze?
Tell us, what longing steals upon the breeze?
Is it my anklets' chime, or my eyes' pleas?
Or my very soul, seeking ease?
Yet, speak to us, a whisper, a trace,
Why does joy itself now quarrel, and arrest?
Where drift you, sovereign, leaving us bereft?

You steal, then turn your face, a brazen art,
You steal, then turn your face, a brazen art,
Do not pursue, for following is a wound to the heart,
It was our mistake, listen, a word to impart,
Why does joy itself now quarrel, and arrest?
Where drift you, sovereign, leaving us bereft?
Why does joy itself now quarrel, and arrest?