dhudh rahe hai mere liye ladka mere ghar vale
are kitne ladke dekhe lambe gore thigne kaale

ek ladke ne pucha kya kuch nachna gana ata hai
maine kaha ata hai kya tujhe tabala bajana ata hai
bhai vah kya kahne kya javab mara hai
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gaya maidan chhod ke bhag gaya
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gaya maidan chhod ke bhag gaya
kuch mat pucho tauba hai bas in ladko ki mago se
udate hai ye pakh laga kar chalate nahi ye tago se

ek ladake ne kaha mujhe ye mera ghar bar sambhalegi
maine kaha na mere bachche teri amma palegi
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gaya maidan chhod ke bhag gaya
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gaya maidan chhod ke bhag gaya

fir ik ladka mila mujhe jo shehar me sabse lamba tha
beech shehar me khada ho jaise bijli ka khamba tha
us lambe ne pucha mujhse tu kaise gale lagayegi
maine kaha toham na kar seedhi se kaam chalayegi
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gaya maidan chhod ke bhag gaya
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gaya maidan chhod ke bhag gaya

kaale or kalute bhi to gore rang pe marte hai
ganje lambi zulfo wali biwi dhundha karte hai
ik ganje ne kaha muje mai aashiq tere baalo pe
maine kaha laanat hai tere jaise chahne walo pe
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gaya maidan chhod ke bhag gaya
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gaya maidan chhod ke bhag gaya

phir ik ladka aya jiska kad mujhse bhi chota tha
darvaze ke bich phas gaya tauba kitana mota tha
us mote ne puchha tujhe ghode ki savari ati hai
maine kaha ati hai par tu ghoda hai ki hathi hai
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gaya maidan chhod ke bhag gaya
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gaya maidan chhod ke bhag gaya

ragamahal me soti thi mai yauvan ki ragaraliyo me
dur se ik din ik paradesi aya meri galiyo me
us zulmi ne itana kaha kar meri zid ko tod diya
na kar han kar teri marzi tere liye jag chhod diya
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gayi maisaath piya ke bhag gaya
ye sun ke vo nind se jaag gayi maisaath piya ke bhag gaya

They seek a match for me, my kin,
A parade of boys, their forms within.
Tall, fair, short, dark, the endless stream,
One asked, "Can you dance, fulfill a dream?"
I countered, "Can you play the tabla's beat?"
Oh, the words I spoke, a stinging feat!
He awoke from slumber, fled the fray,
Leaving the field in disarray.
Don't ask the trials, the endless chase,
They fly on wings, not walk this space.

One sought a wife to tend his home,
I said, "My children, your mother will roam."
He awoke from slumber, fled the fray,
Leaving the field in disarray.

Then came a lad, the city's pride,
A pillar of lightning, standing wide.
He asked, "How will you embrace my form?"
I said, "I'll do you harm, a storm."
He awoke from slumber, fled the fray,
Leaving the field in disarray.

Dark skin, they yearn for fair’s bright gleam,
Bald heads seek wives with locks a dream.
To one, I said, "My love is for your hair,"
I said, "May curses fall on those who dare."
He awoke from slumber, fled the fray,
Leaving the field in disarray.

Then came a boy, shorter than I,
Stuck in the doorway, passing by.
He, the stout one, asked if I rode the steed,
I asked, "Are you a horse, or the elephant indeed?"
He awoke from slumber, fled the fray,
Leaving the field in disarray.

Lost in youth, in pleasure's sway,
From afar, a Persian came my way.
He, the tyrant, shattered all my pleas,
Said, "Yield, embrace my will, leave all, for you, my ease."
He awoke from slumber, fled the fray,
Leaving the field in disarray.