kamar baandhe huye chalne ko yaha sab yaar baithe hai
bahut aage gaye baki jo hai taiyaar baithe hai
kamar baandhe

na chhed ae nakahate baad-e-bahari raah lag apni
na chhed ae nakahate baad-e-bahari raah lag apni
tujhe atkheliya sujhi hai hum bezaar baithe hai
kamar baandhe

tasavvur arsh pe hai aur sar hai paa-e-saaki par
tasavvur arsh pe hai aur sar hai paa-e-saaki par
garaj kuch aur dhun me is ghadi maikhar baithe hai
kamar baandhe

bhala gardish falak ki chain deti hai kise inshaa
bhala gardish falak ki chain deti hai kise inshaa
ganimat hai ke humsurat yaha do char baithe hai
kamar baandhe huye chalne ko yaha sab yaar baithe hai
kamar baandhe

Girded loins, we gather here, all friends entwined,
The vanguard gone, the rest, in readiness aligned.
Girded loins.

Oh, fragrant breeze of spring, your playful dance refrain,
Your whims but stir the weary, burdened by this pain.
Girded loins.

My thoughts ascend, to heavens far above,
While reason bows to the wine-bearer's love.
Lost in a dream, beyond this earthly sphere,
The revelers sit, their spirits drawing near.
Girded loins.

Does the turning sky grant solace, ever true?
Insha, content to simply be, a scattered few,
A brief reprieve, a fleeting, shared embrace,
Girded loins, we gather here, in this transient space.
Girded loins.