kehta hai babul
kehta hai babul o meri bitiya
too toh hai mere jigar ki chitthiya
kehta hai babul o meri bitiya
too toh hai mere jigar ki chitthiya
dakiya koyi jab aayega, tujhko harake le jayega
katega kaise lamha tere bina bata
jiunga kaise tanha tere bina bata
katega kaise lamha tere bina bata
jiunga kaise tanha tere bina bata

too suhagan rahe, sang sajan rahe rat din
iss khushi ke liye, har sitam mai utha lunga
tere jane kaa gam mujhko hoga magar ladali
leke iss dard ko mai sadamuskuraunga
babul toh dil se de raha duwa yahi
khushi ke saye me ho jindagi teri
babul toh dil se de raha duwa yahi
khushi ke saye me ho jindagi teri

waqt ke sath jakhm yeh bhar jayega
pal gujar jayega too meri bat man le
yado ke aasre umra katati nahi
hai hakikat yahi, abb too jan le
samundaro kaa pani koyi naa pi saka
akela khara jivan koyi naa ji saka
samundaro kaa pani koyi naa pi saka
akela khara jivan koyi naa ji saka

kehta hai babul, o meri bitiya
too toh hai mere, jigar ki chitthiya
dakiya koyi jab aayega, tujhko churake le jayega
katega kaise lamha, tere bina bata
jiunga kaise tanha, tere bina bata
katega kaise lamha, tere bina bata
jiunga kaise tanha, tere bina bata

My daughter, my heart's own script, he says,
My darling, my soul's own breath, he prays.
A messenger arrives, your leaving day,
How will moments pass when you're away?
How can I live, alone, bereft, I'll say?
How will moments pass when you're away?
How can I live, alone, bereft, I'll pray?

May you be blessed, with your love, day and night,
For this joy, I'll bear any plight.
Though sorrow's shadow will surely loom,
I’ll face the pain, and chase away the gloom.
My heart's deep prayer, I send to thee,
May your life be shadowed with felicity.
My heart's deep prayer, I send to thee,
May your life be shadowed with felicity.

With time, this wound will slowly mend,
Let my words sink, and truly transcend.
Reliance on hope, a life cannot sustain,
This is the truth, now understand my gain.
The ocean's water, none can ever drink,
A bitter life, alone, on the brink.
The ocean's water, none can ever drink,
A bitter life, alone, on the brink.

My daughter, my heart's own script, he says,
My darling, my soul's own breath, he prays.
A messenger arrives, your leaving day,
How will moments pass when you're away?
How can I live, alone, bereft, I'll say?
How will moments pass when you're away?
How can I live, alone, bereft, I'll pray?