ho mahro rajo bado hee sa julmi
mahro rajo bado hee sa julmi
mahro rajo bado hee sa julmi chhailo bado tu badardi
thari har baat pe manne haan kar di
thari har baat pe manne haan kar di
haan mahri har baat pe tanne naa kar di
mahri har baat pe tanne naa kar di

saat baras me lake diyo naa peetal ko bhi ek chhallo
saat baras me lake diyo naa peetal ko bhi ek chhallo
aaj bhi mahre sir pe hai wo layi maike se main jo pallo pallo
ho manne pyar wafa ki hadd kar di
manne pyar wafa ki hadd kar di
ho tanne julmo sitam ki hadd kar di
tanne julmo sitam ki hadd kar di

kitne jhuuthe kar kar ke waade tanne milaye the naina
kitne jhuuthe kar kar ke waade tanne milaye the naina
le ghar ki ye chaabi chali main
thare ghar mai nahi ab rahna rahna rahna
ho itna sa jiya tu de na saka itna sa jiya tu de na saka
ho thare kadmo pe maine jaan rakh di
thare kadmo pe maine jaan rakh di

My king, a tyrant, cruel and deep,
My king, a tyrant, secrets to keep,
My king, a tyrant, his heart asleep,
You, a heartless lover, your promises cheap.
To your every word, I gave my all,
To your every word, I answered your call.
But to my every plea, you gave a wall,
My every word met your silent fall.

Seven years have passed, no ring of brass,
Seven years, a life that could not last,
Still, on my head, the shawl I did amass,
From my mother's home, time running fast.
I gave love, loyalty, a boundless sea,
I gave love, forever you'd agree,
But you, you gave cruelty, endlessly,
You, you gave injustice, eternally.

With false vows, our eyes intertwined,
With false vows, my fate I did find,
Take this house key, leave behind,
Your home, I leave, my heart confined.
You could not give me a small space to breathe,
You could not offer me what I would need,
My life, my soul, at your feet I did weave,
My life, my soul, on your love to believe.