mai ek ladki hu or dil rakhti hu
mai ek ladki hu or dil rakhti hu
dil jo kahta are bas wo karti hu mai ek ladki hu
dunia me jine ke kuch dekhe hai
sapne un sapno pe marti hu
ab tum samjhe kyu mai ek ladki hu ghar se nikli hu
ab jo ho so ho are mai kab darti hu mai ek ladki hu

dekha hai maine ulfat karke bhi
aasu pike bhi aahe bharke bhi
dekha hai maine ulfat karke bhi
aasu pike bhi aahe bharke bhi
bin paise ke pyar khali botal yu
mai ek ladki hu ache ghar ki hu
fir mai bhi kyu na are dhandha
lat ka hun mai ek ladki hu

mana ke hu mai chanda ka tukda
tute darpan me dekhun yun mukhda
mana ke hu mai chanda ka tukda
tute darpan me dekhun yu mukhda
kya hoga singaar kaise mai samjhu
mai ek ladki hu jo mai bhi saj loon
sone chaandi me fir kis se kam hu
dunia me jine ke kuch dekhe hai sapne
un sapno pe marti hu ab tum samjhe kyu
mai ek ladki hu or dil rakhti hu dil jo
kahta are bas wo karti hu mai ek ladki hu

I am a girl, and I hold a heart.
A heart that speaks, and I obey.
I am a girl.
I have seen dreams in this world,
And I die for those dreams.
Now do you understand why I am a girl?
I have left the house.
Let what may come, come, I do not fear.
I am a girl.

I have seen love,
Even while drinking tears, sighing deeply.
I have seen love,
Even while drinking tears, sighing deeply.
Love without money, an empty bottle, so.
I am a girl, of a good home.
Then why this dampness? A business,
A habit, I am a girl.

I am, they say, a piece of the moon.
I see my face in a broken mirror.
I am, they say, a piece of the moon.
I see my face in a broken mirror.
What of adornment, how can I know?
I am a girl, I too will adorn myself.
With gold and silver, then, how am I less?
I have seen dreams in this world,
And I die for those dreams.
Now do you understand?
I am a girl, and I hold a heart.
A heart that speaks, and I obey.
I am a girl.