gali gali badnam ho gaya mere pyar ke metar down ho gaya
dekhu yaha dekhu waha jaye najar jaha jaha
dekhu yaha dekhu waha jaye najar jaha jaha
hamse na pucho dekha tumko kaha kaha
kaha kaha kaha kaha gali gali badnam ho gaya
mere pyar ke metar down ho gaya

bulbul ki jindagi hai phulo ki dal par
driver ki jindagi hai motar ki chal par
bulbul ki jindagi hai phulo ki dal par
driver ki jindagi hai motar ki chal par
dil mera chal raha eingine ki tal par
yado ki battry ko rakha sambhal kar
tune o jane jigar mara wo teer e najar
tune o jane jigar mara wo teer e najar
mai to khallas ho gaya gali gali badnam ho gaya
mere pyar ke metar down ho gaya
gali gali badnam ho gaya
mere pyar ke metar down ho gaya

pahli najar me dil mera iman se gaya aankho me rang cha gaya
is sham se gaya teri ada ki bat bhi itni si bat hai
jo tujhko jan gaya wo jan se gaya wo jan se gaya
mar jaunga tumhi par aye jane jindgani
dohrayegi ye dunia ulfat bhari kahani
mar jaunga tumhi par aye jane jindgani
dohrayegi ye dunia ulfat ibhari kahani
aankhe khuli rahengi marne ke bad meri
taswir hogi dil me aakhir teri nishani
mujhpe hai tera asar jane hai sara nagar
mujhpe hai tera asar jane hai sara nagar
mai to barbad ho gaya
gali gali badnam ho gaya
mere pyar ke metar down ho gaya
gali gali badnam ho gaya
mere pyar ke metar down ho gaya

My love's meter, it faltered, fell low,
Word of my yearning through every street does flow.
I search here, I search there, my gaze does roam,
Everywhere, everywhere, I long for home.
Don't ask me where I sought your face,
Across every land, every time, every place.
My love's meter, it faltered, fell low,
Through every street, the whispers grow.

The nightingale's life, upon the flowered bough,
The driver's fate, upon the engine's prow.
My heart beats fast, like an engine's beat,
Memories held safe, bittersweet.
You, my beloved, with a glance so keen,
Shot an arrow, unseen, between.
I am undone, my spirit torn and frayed,
My love's meter, it faltered, betrayed.
Through every street, the whispers rise and fall,
My love's meter, it faltered, enthrall.

With the first glance, my faith did start to fade,
A hue of love, my vision has pervade.
From this very evening, my soul is bound,
Your captivating ways, the only sound.
Who knows you truly, their life they forsake,
I'd die for you, for goodness sake.
The world will echo this tale of love's fire,
I'd die for you, my soul's desire.
My eyes will stay open, though life is done,
Your image, my heart, will forever run.
Your mark upon me, the whole city knows,
I am ruined now, as the wind blows.
My love's meter, it faltered, fell low,
Through every street, the whispers grow.
My love's meter, it faltered, fell low.