jo mai aisa janti preet kiye dukh hoye
nagar dhindhora pitti preet na kariyo koi
jo dil ki thadap na jane jo dil ki thadap na jane
usi se mera pyar ho gaya
usi se mera pyar ho gaya o more ram ji
jo dil ki thadap na jane jo dil ki thadap na jane
usi se mera pyar ho gaya hay
usi se mera pyar ho o more ram ji

sari duniya maine saj ke sari duniya maine saj ke
chun liye kante phul samjh ke
rah gaya dhaman aur uljh ke
mehnga pada dil lagana jo dil ki thadap na jane
jo dil ki thadap na jane
usi se mera pyar ho gaya hay
usi se mera pyar ho o more ram ji

haye re iski sina jori haye re iski sina jori
karke mere dil ki chori sath mai le ke dujhi chori
tan ke khada hai diwana jo dil ki thadap na jane
jo dil ki thadap na jane usi se merapyar ho gaya hay
usi se mera pyar ho gaya oye hoye ram ji

If I'd known love's price, the pain it would breed,
Through every town, a warning I'd decreed:
"Love not, ye hearts, love not!"

He knows not the soul's ache, the heart's deep plea,
And yet, to him, my love was given free.
Oh, Ram, my Ram, he knows not the soul's ache,
And yet, to him, my love was given free.

The world I decked, in finery so bright,
I chose the thorns, mistaking them for light.
My garment frayed, in tangles, lost to sight.
Love's cost, so steep, he knows not the soul's ache,
And yet, to him, my love was given free.
Oh, Ram, my Ram…

He steals my heart, with brazen, boastful might,
Then walks away, with another in plain sight.
A lovesick fool, in blatant, joyous plight.
He knows not the soul's ache,
And yet, to him, my love was given free.
Oh, Ram, my Ram…