ho aashadh ke pehale badal, kar mujh par upkar
meghdut ban mera sandesa le ja uske dwar

meri bhul wo mann me laaye na
aur mujhse aankh churaye na
gaati hui jhilo ke nagar me
wo tujhko milegi khadi

ho o o ni re ni, sa ma sa, re pa re
ma ni ma pa ho ji ho, ho ji ho
barkha ki bundo me sab kuch dhul jaye
badal jo chhat jaye to ambar khul jaye
kahe hasaye kahe rulaye barsat ki ye jhadi
kahe hasaye kahe rulaye barsat ki ye jhadi

jane wafa ye falsafa jan ne ko hai umar padi
chori se nayi rut ki ada lut le aaja
bhige hue mausam ka maja loot le aaja
jhirmir jhirmir meha barse ho rama
mann pyasa kahe tarse ho rama

Oh, first cloud of Ashadh, bestow your grace on me,
Become my messenger, carry my plea to her decree.

May she not harbor my fault in her heart,
Nor turn her eyes away, set herself apart.
In the city of lakes, where songs reside,
You shall find her standing, by the waterside.

Ho o o ni re ni sa ma sa re pa re
ma ni ma pa ho ji ho ho ji ho
In the drops of rain, let all things be washed away,
When clouds depart, the heavens will display.
Why does the rain, with its weeping cascade,
Make us laugh, make us weep, in its serenade?
Why does the rain, with its weeping cascade,
Make us laugh, make us weep, in its serenade?

The truth of love, a lesson for a life to learn,
Steal the charm of this new season, now return.
Come, and plunder the joy of this soaked-through weather,
Drizzling, drizzling, the rain, O Rama, together.
My thirsty heart, why does it yearn, O Rama, forever?