chhede hai mujhko kaari badariya re
chhede hai mujhko kaari badariya re
bairi mausam suhana
pees gayi jawani meri haay
pees gayi jawani meri rup ke bojh se
pees gayi jawani meri rup ke bojh se
yun chakki me dana
chhede hai mujhko

na to kisi ne meri baiyaa marori
na kangna chhankaya, na kangna chhankaya
rahgi tadap ke naagan si ankhiyaa
koi sapera na aaya, koi sapera na aaya
sara zamana hai begana re
sara zamana hai begana
koi na jana pahchana
pees gayi jawani meri, haay mar gayi daiya
pees gayi jawani meri rup ke bojh se
yun chakki me dana
chhede hai mujhko

apne dil ki har chahat ko
kisi ke naam laga dun main
kisi ke naam laga dun
jo tujhpe hai beet rahi vo
usko baat bata dun, usko baat bata dun
kab koi pardeshi aaye kahi se haay
kab koi pardeshi aaye kahi se
banke mile anjana
pees gayi jawani meri haay
pees gayi jawani meri rup ke bojh se
yun chakki me dana
chhede hai mujhko

The dark clouds taunt me now,
the dark clouds taunt me so.
The traitorous season, a sweet deceit,
grinds my youth away.
My youth, ground down, alas,
beneath the weight of beauty's guise.
Like grain within a mill,
my youth is crushed.
The dark clouds taunt me.

No one has clasped my wrist,
no bangles chime, no bangles ring.
My eyes, like serpents, ache and writhe,
no charmer comes, no charmer sings.
The world, a stranger's face,
the world, a stranger's guise,
none knows my heart, none understands.
My youth is ground, oh, death has come,
my youth is ground, alas,
beneath the weight of beauty's guise.
Like grain within a mill,
my youth is crushed.
The dark clouds taunt me.

Every desire within my heart,
to someone, I would give,
to someone, I would give.
The pain that I endure,
to them, I would convey,
to them, I would convey.
When will a stranger come,
from somewhere far away, oh,
and meet me, unknown and strange?
My youth is ground, alas,
my youth is ground, alas,
beneath the weight of beauty's guise.
Like grain within a mill,
my youth is crushed.
The dark clouds taunt me.