jabse naina ye lade hain
teri raho me khade hain
ho ham to huye majbur
hao baalam paas raho ya dur
hay jabse naina ye lade hain
teri raho me khade hain
ho ham to huye majbur
hao baalam paas raho ya dur
hay jabse naina ye lade hain
teri raho me khade hain

jaat paat hamne nahi dekhi
aur na puchha gaon
jaat paat hamne nahi dekhi
aur na puchha gaon
nain bichhakar hamne pakde
pardesi ke panw
hamko chhod ke na jaana
mukhda mod ke na jaana
ye arj karo manjur
hao baalam paas raho ya dur
hay jabse naina ye lade hain
teri raho me khade hain

chandni masti raat hain hansti
taare hain sargam
ho baalam taare hain sargam
dono ne dono ko samjha
tum bolo na ham
ho baalam tum bolo na ham
hansti aankho me behoshi
gaate hontho par khamoshi
ae ji kuchh hain baat jarur
hao baalam paas raho ya dur
hay jabse naina ye lade hain
teri raho me khade hain

Since these eyes have met,
I stand rooted in your way.
Helpless, I am,
Beloved, near or far, stay.
Oh, since these eyes have met,
I stand rooted in your way.

Caste and creed, I did not see,
Nor ask of village home.
Caste and creed, I did not see,
Nor ask of village home.
Spreading eyes, I held the feet,
Of a stranger, now my own.
Do not leave me, do not go,
Do not turn away, you know.
Accept this plea, I implore,
Beloved, near or far, stay.
Oh, since these eyes have met,
I stand rooted in your way.

Moonlit night, a laughing spree,
Stars sing their sweet song.
Oh, beloved, stars sing their song.
Both of us, we understood,
Though words did not belong.
Oh, beloved, words held back.
Drunken eyes, a hazy gleam,
Singing lips, a silent dream.
There is something, I am sure,
Beloved, near or far, stay.
Oh, since these eyes have met,
I stand rooted in your way.