jaane kahaan meraa jigar gayaa ji
abhi abhi yahi thaa kidhar gayaa ji
kisi ki adaao pe mar gayaa ji
badi badi akhiyo se dar gayaa ji

kahi maare dar ke chuhaa to nahi ho gayaa
kone kone dekhaa na jaane kahaan kho gayaa
yahaan use laae kaahe ko binaa kaam re
jal_di jal_di dhudho ke hone lagi shaam re

sachchi sachchi kah do dikhaao nahi chaal re
tune to nahi hai churaayaa meraa maal re
aise nahi chori khulegi takaraar se
chalo chalo thaane bataae jamaadaar se

koi ulfat ki nazar zaraa pher de
lele do chaar aane jigar meraa chhed de
baate hai nazar ki nazar se samajhaaugi
pahale pado pa_iyaa to phir batalaaugi

Where did my heart depart, alas?
Just moments past, it lingered, pass...
Entranced by someone's art, its fate unsealed,
By those vast eyes, fear revealed.

Perhaps in dread, it turned to mouse,
Vanished from sight within this house.
Why did it come, this useless plea?
Hurry, search now, for shadows flee.

Speak truly, show no hidden guile,
Did you, perchance, my treasure steal and defile?
Such theft won't yield to empty strife,
To the station we must go, to end this life.

Let love's gaze cast a tender ray,
Take a few coins, and my heart play.
Through glances, truth I'll convey,
First, bow your head, and I'll display.