o babare
hai dil ke kale ye zalim duniyawale
o babu bhole bhale jaal me mat aana
o duniya ke chal me mat aana
o duniya ke chal me mat aana

surat bhali hai niyat buru hai
meethi chhuri hai duniya
meethi chhuri hai duniya
likha hai har gul har gul ke
khun ka afsaana
o babu bhole bhale jaal me mat aana
o duniya ke chal me mat aana

hai dil ke kale ye zalim duniyawale
o babu bhole bhale jaal me mat aana
o duniya ke chal me mat aana

daal ke daana paas bulaye
daal ke daana paas bulaye
teer chalaye tikhi teer chalay
teer chalaye tikhi teer chalay
dena pdega is mahfeel me jaan ka nazrana
o babu bhole bhale jaal me mat aana
o duniya ke chal me mat aana

Oh, my innocent one,
These world-wolves, hearts of night,
Oh, my pure dove, in their snare, don't alight.
In the world's deceit, don't take flight.
In the world's deceit, don't take flight.

Fair face hides a shadowed core,
Fair face hides a shadowed core,
A sweet blade, the world's lore,
A sweet blade, the world's lore,
Each bloom whispers a blood-soaked story.
Oh, my pure dove, in their snare, don't alight.
In the world's deceit, don't take flight.

Oh, my innocent one,
These world-wolves, hearts of night,
Oh, my pure dove, in their snare, don't alight.
In the world's deceit, don't come nigh.

With tempting bait, they beckon near,
With tempting bait, they beckon near,
Then arrows fly, sharp and sheer,
Then arrows fly, sharp and sheer,
In this grand stage, life's ransom you must pay, my dear.
Oh, my pure dove, in their snare, don't alight.
In the world's deceit, don't take flight.