jhankar payal ki tose vinti kare jhankar
jhankar payal ki tose vinti kare jhankar
preet ke moti pirone se pehle
sapno ki mala toot gayi
raat khushi ki aane se pehle
deep se jyoti ruth gayi ab tadpe birhan aise
ghayal hirni ho jaise charo taraf andhiyar
jhankar payal ki tose vinti kare jhankar

pao me mehndi raho me kate
fir bhi sada muskurati rahi
gin gin ke mare takdir ne
man ko mai dheer bandhati rahi
saanso ka tar bole mathe ka singar bole
ujda basa de sansar
jhankar payal ki tose vinti kare jhankar

The anklet's chime, a plea to you, a chime,
The anklet's chime, a plea, a plea to you, a chime.
Before love's pearls could be strung,
The garland of dreams, it broke apart.
Before the night of joy could bloom,
The lamp of light, it fled my heart.
Now I, a lover, I now, I am in pain,
Like a wounded deer, in shadows I'm surrounded,
Darkness everywhere, it seems to reign.
The anklet's chime, a plea to you, a chime.

With henna on my feet, and thorns in my way,
Still, I always chose to smile,
My fate, it struck, time and again,
Yet I bound my heart, it was the while.
My breath, it speaks, my forehead's grace,
Implore you to rebuild and make this world anew
The anklet's chime, a plea to you, a chime.