chhoti umar hai meri lambi kahaniya
jhukati nigahe meri uthati javaniya
o rabba tu hi bacha o rabba tu hi bacha
o rabba tu hi bacha o rabba tu hi bacha
chhoti umar hai meri lambi kahaniya
jhukati nigahe meri uthati javaniya
o rabba tu hi bacha o rabba tu hi bacha
o rabba tu hi bacha o rabba tu hi bacha
na mai shabab janu he na mai sharab janu
chhaya hai phir bhi nasha
ho rabba tu hi bacha o rabba tu hi bacha
o rabba tu hi bacha o rabba tu hi bacha

gore galo pe zulfo vali hu mai
thodi si gori thodi kali hu mai
gore galo pe zulfo vali hu mai
thodi si gori thodi kali hu mai
bhavare a jaye pa ke khushbu meri
khilati chameli jaisi dali hun mai
na mai shabab janu he na mai sharab janu
chhaya hai phir bhi nasha
ho rabba tu hi bacha o rabba tu hi bacha
ho rabba tu hi bacha o rabba tu hi bacha

saki bina hi duniya ghum leti hu
apani tarang me hi jhum leti hu
saki bina hi duniya ghum leti hu
apani tarang me hi jhum leti hu
sabase chhupa ke tanhayi me to ji
shishe me khud ko hi chum leti hu
shishe me khud ko hi chum leti hu
na mai shabab janu he na mai sharab janu
chhaya hai phir bhi nasha
ho rabba tu hi bacha o rabba tu hi bacha
chhoti umar hai meri lambi kahaniya
jhukati nigahe meri uthati javaniya
o rabba tu hi bacha o rabba tu hi bacha
o rabba tu hi bacha o rabba tu hi bacha

My years are few, but tales abound,
My gaze descends, youth takes the ground.
Oh, Rabba, save me, Rabba, hear,
Oh, Rabba, save me, banish fear.
My years are few, but tales abound,
My gaze descends, youth takes the ground.
Oh, Rabba, save me, Rabba, hear,
Oh, Rabba, save me, banish fear.
I know no youth, nor wine's embrace,
Yet still, a haze, I can't erase.
Oh, Rabba, save me, Rabba, hear,
Oh, Rabba, save me, banish fear.

On fair cheeks, tresses softly fall,
A touch of light, a shadowed wall.
On fair cheeks, tresses softly fall,
A touch of light, a shadowed wall.
Bees may come, my fragrance near,
A jasmine bloom, dispelling fear.
I know no youth, nor wine's embrace,
Yet still, a haze, I can't erase.
Oh, Rabba, save me, Rabba, hear,
Oh, Rabba, save me, banish fear.

Without a cup, the world I roam,
Within my waves, I find my home.
Without a cup, the world I roam,
Within my waves, I find my home.
Hidden from all, in solitude's keep,
In the mirror, my secrets sleep.
In the mirror, my secrets sleep.
I know no youth, nor wine's embrace,
Yet still, a haze, I can't erase.
Oh, Rabba, save me, Rabba, hear,
My years are few, but tales abound,
My gaze descends, youth takes the ground.
Oh, Rabba, save me, Rabba, hear,
Oh, Rabba, save me, banish fear.