kajare badarvaa re
kajare badarvaa re, marzi teri hai kyaa zaalimaa
aise na baras zulmi, kah na dun kisiko mai baalma
kajare badarvaa

kahi gir jaae na bindiyaa, kahi ud jaae na nindiyaa
kahi gir jaae na bindiyaa, kahi ud jaae na nindiyaa
kaali kaali aane vaali
kaali kaali aane vaali barkhaa ki raat hai
kajare badarvaa

rimjhim vaali chunariyaa odhe hue aayi badariya
rimjhim vaali chunariyaa odhe hue aayi badariya
jhoome aise, gori jaise
jhoome aise, gori jaise sajna ke saath hai
kajare badarvaa

is bhigi-bhigi havaa ne kaano me kaha kyaa na jaane
is bhigi-bhigi havaa ne kaano me kaha kyaa na jaane
mai sharmaai, mai ghabraai
mai sharmaai, mai ghabraai aisi koi baat hai
kajare badarvaa

Dark cloud, oh dark cloud,
What wicked whim drives you, cruel one?
Do not drench me so, tyrant,
Lest I call out to my beloved.
Dark cloud.

Lest my bindi fall, lest slumber flee,
Lest my bindi fall, lest slumber flee,
This coming night, so dark,
This coming night, so dark, a rainstorm's embrace.
Dark cloud.

A drizzle-veiled shawl, the cloud descends,
A drizzle-veiled shawl, the cloud descends,
It dances now, like a maiden fair,
It dances now, like a maiden fair, with her love nearby.
Dark cloud.

What secrets the damp wind whispered,
What secrets the damp wind whispered in my ear, I do not know,
I blush now, I tremble now,
I blush now, I tremble now, such is the tale.
Dark cloud.