din hai suhana aaj pahli tarikh hai
din hai suhana aaj pahli tarikh hai
khush hai zamana aaj pahli tarikh hai
pahli tarikh aji pahli tarikh hai

biwi boli ghar zara jaldi se aana, jaldi se aana
sham ko piyaaji hame cinema dikhana, hame cinema dikhana
karo na bahana han bahana bahana
karo na bahana aaj pahli tarikh hai
khush hai zamana aaj pahli tarikh hai
pahli tarikh aji pahli tarikh hai

kis ne pukara ruk gaya babu
lalaaji ki jaan aaj aaya hai kabu aaya hai kabu
o paisa zara lana lana lana
o paisa zara lana aaj pahli tarikh hai
khush hai zamana aaj pahli tarikh hai
pahli tarikh aji pahli tarikh hai

bada bekar hai kisamat ki maar hai
sab din ek hai roz-e-aitabar hai
mujhe na sunana han sunana sunana
mujhe na sunana aaj pahli tarikh hai
khush hai zamana aaj pahli tarikh hai
pahli tarikh aji pahli tarikh hai

dar ke samane ae mehaman hai
bade hi sharif hai purane meharban hai
bade hi sharif hai purane meharban hai
are jeb ko bachana bachana bachana
jeb ko bachana aaj pahli tarikh hai
khush hai zamana aaj pahli tarikh hai
pahli tarikh aji pahli tarikh hai

dil beqarar hai soe nahi raat se
setha ji ko gum hai ki paiso chalo hath se
are lutega khazana khazana khazana
lutega khazana aaj pahli tarikh hai
khush hai zamana aaj pahli tarikh hai
pahli tarikh aji pahli tarikh hai

ai cinemavalo ao ao khel mazedar hai
o khel mazedar hai ji khel mazedar hai
aaga hai bhagavan hai kishor kumar hai
nimmi gita bali hai ashok kumar hai
naragis, raaj kapur hai dilip kumar hai
gito ka tufan hai nach ki bahar hai, nach ki bahar hai
pach aane ka das aana
pach aane ka das aana
pach aane ka das aana
are vapas nahi jana jana jana
vapas nahi jana aaj pahli tarikh hai
khush hai zamana aaj pahli tarikh hai
pahli tarikh aji pahli tarikh hai

miljul ke bachcho ne bapu ko ghera, bapu ko ghera
kahte hai sare ki bapu hai mera, bapu hai mera
khilaune zara lana, khilaune zala lana aaj pahli talikh hai
khush hai zamana aaj pahli tarikh hai
pahli tarikh aji pahli tarikh hai
din hai suhana aaj pahli tarikh hai
khush hai zamana aaj pahli tarikh hai
pahli tarikh aji pahli tarikh hai

A day so fair, the first of the month has dawned,
Joy abounds, the first of the month has dawned,
The first day, oh the first day is here.

My wife implores, return home swiftly, swiftly,
Tonight, dear husband, the cinema we'll see, we'll see,
Don't make excuses, no excuses, no excuses,
Don't make excuses, the first of the month has dawned,
Joy abounds, the first of the month has dawned,
The first day, oh the first day is here.

Who calls to me? The Babu pauses now,
The merchant’s soul, he’s in control somehow,
Oh, bring some money, some money, some money,
Oh, bring some money, the first of the month has dawned,
Joy abounds, the first of the month has dawned,
The first day, oh the first day is here.

The man, a burden, fate's cruel hand he knows,
All days the same, a cycle that just grows,
Don't tell me stories, your stories, your stories,
Don't tell me stories, the first of the month has dawned,
Joy abounds, the first of the month has dawned,
The first day, oh the first day is here.

At the door, guests arrive with grace,
Kind and refined, of a bygone space,
Kind and refined, of a bygone space,
Protect your pockets, protect, protect, protect,
Protect your pockets, the first of the month has dawned,
Joy abounds, the first of the month has dawned,
The first day, oh the first day is here.

The heart's uneasy, sleepless through the night,
The merchant grieves, as his wealth takes flight,
The treasure will be plundered, plundered, plundered,
The treasure will be plundered, the first of the month has dawned,
Joy abounds, the first of the month has dawned,
The first day, oh the first day is here.

O cinema houses, come, come, a game so bright,
Oh, a game so bright, a game so bright,
Aga, the Lord, and Kishore Kumar's might,
Nimmi, Geeta Bali, and Ashok’s light,
Nargis, Raj Kapoor, and Dilip Kumar so bright,
A tempest of songs, a dance so grand, so grand,
Five annas worth, now ten annas the land.

No turning back, back, back again,
No turning back, the first of the month has dawned,
Joy abounds, the first of the month has dawned,
The first day, oh the first day is here.

The children gather round their father dear,
All declare, "Our father, he is here!"
Bring us toys, please, toys, toys, bring them near,
Bring us toys, the first of the month has dawned,
Joy abounds, the first of the month has dawned,
The first day, oh the first day is here.
A day so fair, the first of the month has dawned,
Joy abounds, the first of the month has dawned.