dekh ke mera gora mukhda log kahe haye chand ka tukda
ghar se niklu kaise
are dekh ke meri julfe kali log kahe haye dasne wali
ghar se niklu kaise
dekh ke mere nain rasile log kahe haye ban katile
ghar se niklu kaise
dekh ke gal pe kala til log kahe haye lut gaya dil
ghar se niklu kaise

achi surat hai
achi surat hai ya musibat, achi surat hui ya musibat
gali me aana jana band, gali me aana jana band
ji ha ji ha ji ji ha, ji ha ji ha ji ji ha
ji ha ji ji ha ji ji ha ji, ji ha ji ji ha ji ji ha ji
aisi surat ki fir kya jarurat, aisi surat ki fir kya jarurat
gali me aana jana band, gali me aana jana band
ji ha ji ha ji ji ha, ji ha ji ha ji ji ha
ji ha ji ji ha ji ji ha ji, ji ha ji ji ha ji ji ha ji

lambi lambi ye ankhiya chuapu kahan
gore mukhde ko lekar main jau kahan
lambi lambi ye ankhiya chuapu kahan
gore mukhde ko lekar mai jau kahan jaun kahan ma jau kaha
jakar kisse karu mai shikayat, jakar kisse karu main shikayat
gali me aana jana band, gali me aana jana band
ji ha ji ha ji ji ha, ji ha ji ha ji ji ha
ji ha ji ji ha ji ji ha ji, ji ha ji ji ha ji ji ha ji

kaise roku ji masti bhari jal ko
kaise roku ji masti bhari jal ko
kat du kaise julfo ke is jal ko, kat du kaise julfo ke is jal ko
sari dunia se ho gayi adawat, sari dunia se ho gayi adawat
gali me aana jana band, gali me aana jana band
ji ha ji ha ji ji ha, ji ha ji ha ji ji ha
ji ha ji ji ha ji ji ha ji, ji ha ji ji ha ji ji ha ji
achi surat hui ya musibat, achi surat hui ya musibat
gali me aana jana band, gali me aana jana band

jine dete nahi ye jaha wale jo bhi dale wo tirchi najar dale
jine dete nahi ye jaha wale jo bhi dale wo tirchi najar dale
dale nazar ye jahan wale
kaise badlu main dunia ki aadat, kaise badlu main dunia ki aadat
gali me aana jana band, gali me aana jana band
gali me aana jana band, gali me aana jana band
ji ha ji ha ji ji ha, ji ha ji ha ji ji ha
ji ha ji ji ha ji ji ha ji, ji ha ji ji ha ji ji ha ji
achi surat hui ya musibat, achi surat hui ya musibat
gali me aana jana band, gali me aana jana band

Behold, my fair face, they cry, a moon's own shard,
How can I venture forth, my heart unmarred?
They see my raven tresses, whisper, a viper's kiss,
How can I walk the world, escaping this?
My eyes, they say, are pools of sweet allure,
How can I step outside, my fate to endure?
Upon my cheek, a mole, a velvet stain,
They sigh, "A heart is lost," consumed by pain.
How can I dare to roam?

A pretty face it is,
A blessing or a curse, this beauty I possess?
The lane is closed to me, my path now blocked.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
With such a face, what use is there to be?
The lane is closed to me, my destiny.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.

These long, dark eyes, where shall I hide them now?
My radiant face, where shall I bow?
These long, dark eyes, where shall I conceal?
This radiant face, where shall I reveal?
To whom shall I complain, my sorrow to impart?
The lane is closed to me, a broken heart.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.

How can I tame the net of joy, so wild?
How can I sever these tresses, un-beguiled?
From all the world, a bitter strife has grown,
The lane is closed to me, I walk alone.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
A blessing or a curse, this beauty I possess?
The lane is closed to me, my path now blocked.

The world won't let me live, the eyes that stare,
Their angled glances, a burden I must bear.
These eyes that pierce the soul,
How can I shift the ways of the world?
The lane is closed to me, my freedom gone.
The lane is closed to me, my spirit withdrawn.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
A blessing or a curse, this beauty I possess?
The lane is closed to me, my path now blocked.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.