ishq hai avval ishq hai aakhir
kya ishq ke siwa hai
ishq hai avval ishq hai aakhir
kya ishq ke siwa hai
ye ishq hai to hai zindgani
dil ki yahi sada hai
dilbar ki dileri kya kahiye
dilbar ki dileri kya kahiye
o dilbar ki jawani kya kahiye
lo ishq ne kar di yaaro ki
lo ishq ne kar di yaaro ki
rangin kahani kya kahiye
dilbar ki dileri kya kahiye
o dilbar ki jawani kya kahiye

kurban adao par uske
dil ek najar me chhin liya
mujh bhole bhale rahi ka
saman safar me chhin liya
naak suaa sa munh batuwa sa
nain se tere katore haye
naak suaa sa munh batuwa sa
nain se tere katore
taine dekh ke pagal ho gaye
hariyane ke chhore
chhori sach hai na chhori sach hai na
o chhori sach hai na chhori sach hai na
us rup ke bahte dariya ka
us rup ke bahte dariya ka
chadhta hua pani kya kahiye
dilbar ki dileri kya kahiye
o dilbar ki jawani kya kahiye

main dur hu lekin
yaad meri har sham use aati hogi
lahra ke basanti aanchal wo
kheto me bhadi gaati hogi
oye kya gaati hogi
kesariya baalam aawo ni padharo humare desh
kesariya baalam aawo ni padharo humare desh
ho din me do do khat likhti hai
ho din me do do khat likhti hai
wo meri diwani kya kahiye
dilbar ki dileri kya kahiye
o dilbar ki jawani kya kahiye

na chhanv kisi aanchal ki mili
barsi na koi julfo ki ghata
hum sawan sawan jalte hai
le jaye kahan ye dil pyasa
o ranna waliya de pakan parothe
te chadh diya agan bale
o ranna waliya de pakan parothe
te chadh diya agan bale
o takiye se lipat kar katti hai
o takiye se lipat kar katti hai
har raat suhani kya kahiye
dilbar ki dileri kya kahiye
o dilbar ki jawani kya kahiye

har roj nahi sajti
khushiyo ki hasi mehfil haye
khushiyo ki hasi mehfil
ha hum aaj ke sathi hai
kal jane kahan honge haye
bichhde bhi agar hum tum
tanhai ki raaho me hoye
tanhai ki raaho me
yaado ke kai chehre manzil ka nisha honge
manzil ka nisha honge

milti hai mukaddar walo ko
o milti hai mukaddar walo ko
yaaro ki nishani kya kahiye
o dilbar ki dileri kya kahiye
o dilbar ki jawani kya kahiye
lo ishq ne kar di yaaro ki
lo ishq ne kar di yaaro ki
rangin kahani kya kahiye
o dilbar ki dileri kya kahiye
o dilbar ki jawani kya kahiye
o dilbar ki dileri kya kahiye
o dilbar ki jawani kya kahiye
o dilbar ki dileri kya kahiye
o dilbar ki jawani kya kahiye

Love is the beginning, love is the end,
What exists beyond love, my friend?
Love is the beginning, love is the end,
What exists beyond love, my friend?
Love is life itself, you see,
This is the heart's decree.
Of the beloved's valor, what to say?
Of the beloved's youth, what to display?
See, love has painted for us all,
See, love has painted for us all,
A vibrant tale, beyond recall.
Of the beloved's valor, what to say?
Of the beloved's youth, what to display?

Sacrifice to her graces, I bow,
In a single glance, she stole my vow.
From this simple traveler's plight,
She snatched the journey's light.
A nose like a parrot's beak, a mouth like a purse,
Eyes like bowls, a celestial verse.
A nose like a parrot's beak, a mouth like a purse,
Eyes like bowls, a celestial verse.
She saw and drove the mad,
She saw and drove the mad,
The Haryana lads, all sad.
Girl, it's true, isn't it true?
Girl, it's true, isn't it true?
Of that form, a flowing river,
Of that form, a flowing river,
The rising waters, what to deliver?
Of the beloved's valor, what to say?
Of the beloved's youth, what to display?

Though I am far, I'm sure she sighs,
Each evening, my memory flies.
With her saffron scarf a-flutter, she'll stand,
Singing in the fields, in the land.
Oh, what does she sing?
"O Beloved, come, to my country sing,"
She writes two letters each day,
She writes two letters each day,
My crazy lover, what to say?
Of the beloved's valor, what to say?
Of the beloved's youth, what to display?

No shade of a garment did I find,
No tresses' cascade, to unwind.
I burn like the monsoon's fire,
Where to take this thirsty desire?
Oh, Ranna's wife, the bread you bake,
Oh, Ranna's wife, the bread you bake,
On fire, you place, my heart to break.
Oh, Ranna's wife, the bread you bake,
Oh, Ranna's wife, the bread you bake,
On fire, you place, my heart to break.
Clinging to the pillow, she spends,
Clinging to the pillow, she spends,
Each sweet night, what to transcend?
Of the beloved's valor, what to say?
Of the beloved's youth, what to display?

Every day, not always, it seems,
Joyful gatherings, like sunlit dreams.
We are companions of today,
Tomorrow, where will we stray?
Even if we part, you and I,
In the paths of solitude, we sigh.
Memories' many faces, a landmark to see,
Memories' many faces, a landmark to see.

Fortune's favorites receive,
Oh, fortune's favorites receive,
A lover's token, what to believe?
Of the beloved's valor, what to say?
Of the beloved's youth, what to display?
See, love has painted for us all,
See, love has painted for us all,
A vibrant tale, beyond recall.
Of the beloved's valor, what to say?