dilo ki kaliya, na khilne paye
wo baag kya hain, bahar kya hain
jo har bankar rahe gale me
wo haar kya hain, shringaar kya hain

ye mana maine ki ae mukaddar
mile na mujhse mijaj tere
ye mana maine ki ae mukaddar
mile na mujhse mijaj tere
ye sochana tha
ye sochana tha, ye dekhna tha
ki mere dil ki, pukar kya hain

ae taja dulhan ye jard chehara
ye sard aahe jhuki nigahe
ae taja dulhan ye jard chehara
ye sard aahe jhuki nigahe
ye sard aahe jhuki nigahe
bujhi hui si
bujhi hui si, shama hain dil ki
ye rang kay hain, gubar kya hain

mitaye baithe hain harfe kismat
kaha ki khushiya, kaha ki rahat
mitaye baithe hain harfe kismat
kaha ki khushiya, kaha ki rahat
na puchho mujhse
na puchho mujhse, tu ae tamanna
ki chain kya hain, karar kya hain
dilo ki kaliya, na khilne paye
wo baag kya hain, bahar kya hain

Unbloomed buds within the heart,
What garden thrives, what spring imparts?
If garlands choke the weary throat,
What worth in bloom, what in the note?

I concede, O Fate, our paths diverge,
Your temperament, I cannot urge
To meet with mine. I understand,
And yet, I search, I understand,
What whispers rise from my heart's core.

O bride of now, a pallid face,
Cold sighs, a downward, shadowed grace.
O bride of now, a pallid face,
Cold sighs, a downward, shadowed grace.
A dying flame within, it seems,
What colors fade, what dust now gleams?

We've erased the words of fate,
Where joy resides, what ease awaits?
We've erased the words of fate,
Where joy resides, what ease awaits?
Do not ask me, O desire,
Of peace, of calm, or what I require.
Unbloomed buds within the heart,
What garden thrives, what spring imparts?