ho kisne ye bandhi dori
dekha naa socha naa manga, jholi me aan padi
dekha naa socha naa manga, doli me aan chadi
naa to dundha hai, naa to paya hai
naa to khoya tha, naa bulaya hai
phir kisne bandhi ye dori
haye kaise kaisi ram milaye jodi
ho kaise kaisi ram milaye jodi
are dekha naa socha naa manga, jholi me aan padi
are dekha naa socha naa manga, doli me aan chadi

ari tambe jaise hogi koi laali, ya gehun jaise gori
aur kagaj jaise kori re lana
baat kare to phul jhadenge lala
ke phul nahi toh moti, aur moti ek katori rojana
ghodi pe chahe naa aaye
khwabon kaa resham odhaye
aisa kahi se bulaye mujhe
to main aankho me rakhu use
hay kisne ye nindiya todi
ho kaise kaisi ram milaye jodi
dekha naa socha naa manga, jholi me aan padi
dekha naa socha naa manga, doli me aan chadi

hathon ki rekhaye chalte chalte
ye kaise mud jati hai
pairo se jud jati hai aaaha
sapno me tha na mere apno me
aur chain ke ninde ave aankho se ud jati hai
manga nahi hur hoti, halka sa to nur hoti
chahe chirago ki vo roshani ho
ya ho wo sitara koi
ho kisne ye bandhi dori
ho kaise kaisi ram milaye jodi
are dekha naa socha naa manga, jholi me aan padi
are dekha naa socha naa manga, doli me aan chadi
naa to dundha hai, naa to paya hai
naa to khoya tha, naa bulaya hai
phir kisne bandhi ye dori
haye kaise kaisi ram milaye jodi
ho kaise kaisi ram milaye jodi
ho kaise kaisi ram milaye jodi
ho kaise kaisi ram milaye jodi

Who tied this thread, this unseen tether?
Unlooked for, unasked, it fell into my lap.
Unlooked for, unasked, it came to my bridal palanquin.
I neither sought, nor found,
Nor lost, nor called out to.
Then who tied this thread, this unseen tether?
Oh, what a match, this divine decree!
Oh, what a match, this divine decree!
Ah, unlooked for, unasked, it fell into my lap.
Ah, unlooked for, unasked, it came to my bridal palanquin.

A copper blush, or wheat-field fair,
Or a paper-white, blank page to bear.
If she speaks, flowers will spill from her lips,
Or perhaps, not blooms, but pearls, and a bowlful daily.
Though she arrive not on a steed,
She'll drape my dreams in silken need.
From somewhere, summon her to me,
And I shall enshrine her in my eyes, eternally.
Oh, who shattered this slumber's embrace?
Oh, what a match, this divine decree!
Unlooked for, unasked, it fell into my lap.
Unlooked for, unasked, it came to my bridal palanquin.

The lines upon the hands, as they journey,
How they twist and turn, endlessly,
And merge with the feet, ah!
Never in dreams, nor among my kin,
And peace, like sleep, escapes the eyes.
Unasked, a fairy appears, with a gentle light,
Whether a lamp's soft radiance she be,
Or a distant star, shining brightly.
Oh, who tied this thread, this unseen tether?
Oh, what a match, this divine decree!
Ah, unlooked for, unasked, it fell into my lap.
Ah, unlooked for, unasked, it came to my bridal palanquin.
I neither sought, nor found,
Nor lost, nor called out to.
Then who tied this thread, this unseen tether?
Oh, what a match, this divine decree!
Oh, what a match, this divine decree!
Oh, what a match, this divine decree!
Oh, what a match, this divine decree!