kyo ji aakhir kaun ho tum
aawara hu
ghas ke pass khade ho kyu
ghasiyaara hu
kyo ji aakhir kaun ho tum
aawara hu ghasiyaara hu aawara hu hu hu

tu hai hur zami ki rani mai masum farishta
tu hai hur zami ki rani mai masum farishta
hur tumhari kahti hai
ke jod na dil ka rishta
ja ja jod na dil ka rishta
aakhir teri jaat hai kya
bhatiyaara hu
kyo ji aakhir kaun ho tum
aawara hu ghasiyaara hu aawara hu hu hu

dil ki gathdi sar par rakh kar
gali gali hum phirte
ha ha gali gali hum phirte
aisa kyu karte ho tum
banjara hu
kyo ji aakhir kaun ho tum
aawara hu bhatiyaara hu banjaara hu hu hu

jab tu nache naaj-o-ada se
dharti ka dil dhadke
jab tu nache naaj-o-ada se
dharti ka dil dhadke
tujhe pakad kar pitungi mai
bhaag yaha se ladke
chal hat bhaag yaha se ladke
mai rustum ki ladki hu, mai dara hu
kyo ji aakhir kaun ho tum
aawara hu bhatiyaara hu banjaara aawara hu hu hu

A wanderer, tell me, who are you?
A vagrant, I confess.
Why linger near the verdant dew?
A grass-cutter, no less.
Oh, tell me truly, who are you?
Vagrant, grass-cutter, vagrant, too.

You are a nymph, earth's very queen,
I, a naive angel's grace.
Your every breath, a whispered scene,
"Don't bind your heart in this place."
"Go, leave me, don't your heart embrace."
And what, pray tell, is your true race?
A tavern-keeper, I embrace.
Oh, tell me truly, who are you?
Vagrant, grass-cutter, tavern-keeper, too.

A bundle of heart, upon my head,
Through every lane, I roam.
Yes, through each street, my path is led.
Why do you make this your home?
A caravan, I call my own.
Oh, tell me truly, who are you?
Vagrant, tavern-keeper, caravan, too.

When you dance, with such sweet art,
The earth itself, does pound.
When you dance, and steal my heart,
The very ground resounds.
I'll catch you, and you'll be bound!
Begone, boy, from this ground!
I'm Rustam's daughter, I'm Dara, crowned!
Oh, tell me truly, who are you?
Vagrant, tavern-keeper, caravan, vagrant, too.