bhej hi dena tha to babul
pyar diya kyu itna
kahi nahi mamta ka sagar
ma ke aanchal jitna

chhut gayi sakhiya bhar aayi akhiya
chhut gayi sakhiya bhar aayi nakhiya
vinti hai meri kahar ek pal ruk jana
ek pal ruk jana

jitne aansu aaj bahaye
tune babul ke aangan me
mai utne hi phul bharunga
sajni tere daman me
sapno ke gav me palko ki chhav me
chal gori chal us par
kahe ab ruk jana kahe ab ruk jana

hire moti nahi meri chahat
pyar tera sanam mangti hu
dur karna na kadmo se mujhko
sirf itni kasam mangti hu
chhut gayi sakhiya bhar aayi nakhiya
vinti hai meri kahar ek pal ruk jana
ek pal ruk jana

jab tak hai jivan ki dhara
rahega apna ek kinara
ye bandhan na tut sakega
sath kabhi na chhut sakega
sapno ke gav me palko ki chhav me
chal gori chal us par

If you must send me forth, father,
Why did you bestow such love?
Nowhere is a sea of tenderness found
Like the mother's sheltering cove.

Friends depart, and eyes overflow,
Friends depart, and eyes overflow,
My plea to the bearers, pause just a moment,
Pause just a moment, please.

The tears I shed today,
In your father's courtyard's grace,
I will fill with flowers instead,
My beloved, in your embrace.
In the village of dreams, in the shade of lashes,
Come, maiden, come, to the other shore,
Why linger now, why linger now?

Not gems or pearls do I desire,
Your love, my beloved, is my plea,
Never cast me from your footsteps,
Only this oath I seek from thee.
Friends depart, and eyes overflow,
My plea to the bearers, pause just a moment,
Pause just a moment, please.

As long as life's river flows,
Our own shore we shall know,
This bond shall never sever,
Together, we'll forever endeavor.
In the village of dreams, in the shade of lashes,
Come, maiden, come, to the other shore.