mai hun panavali bina dukan vali
are sare gaav ke labo pe chamake hamare pan ki lali
dilli ho madras ho chahe bambai ho ya kalakatta
sau rogo ki ek dava hai ye hare pan ka patta
ho babua khata ja ik pan pan me hamare badi hai jan
hamare pan pe to qurban hai sara hindustan
ho babua ho lala he raja khata ja ik pan

khake khile labo pe lali chehare pe chhae hariyali
ek gilori chaba ke jao hogi tum pe fida gharavali
ek madhur muskan se hogi har mushkil aasan
ho babua khata ja ik pan pan me hamare badi hai jan
ho babua khata ja ik pan pan me hamare badi hai jan

agar ho mahabub ko manana leke sath pan ye jana
sare bigade kam banana
hamare pan pe aashiq bachche budhe aur javan
ho babua khata ja ik pan pan me hamare badi hai jan
ho babua khata ja ik pan pan me hamare badi hai jan

aha mahafil jame ho nach ya gana shadi byah ka jashn manana
babua pan dabakar jaana saari mahafil me chha jana
bina pan ke to hai adhuri har mahafil ki shan
ho babua khata ja ik pan pan me hamare badi hai jan
ho babua khata ja ik pan pan me hamare badi hai jan

I am the betel-leaf peddler, shopless, free,
My paan's blush blooms on every village lip, you see.
From Delhi's heart to Madras' sun-kissed shore,
Bombay's dreams, Calcutta's lore,
This green leaf holds a cure for maladies galore.

Oh, friend, take a paan, within it, life's deep spark,
On my paan, all Hindustan leaves its mark.
Oh, friend, oh, lord, oh king, a paan to take,
A taste of joy, for goodness sake.

Its blush on lips, a rosy, blooming gleam,
Greenness on the face, a vibrant dream.
One bite, a spell, your wife's heart to claim,
A smile so sweet, it conquers every aim.
Oh, friend, take a paan, within it, life's deep spark,
Oh, friend, take a paan, within it, life's deep spark.

If love you seek, to mend a broken tie,
With paan in hand, your beloved nigh,
All undone deeds will mend and fly.
Lovers young, old, the youth, all crave my art,
Oh, friend, take a paan, within it, life's deep spark,
Oh, friend, take a paan, within it, life's deep spark.

A gathering, a dance, a song's sweet plea,
A wedding's joy, for all the world to see,
Friend, with paan in hand, your triumph will be.
Without the paan, the festivity is bare,
Oh, friend, take a paan, within it, life's deep spark,
Oh, friend, take a paan, within it, life's deep spark.