mai kesar kasturi meri surat ke diwano
meri rangat par na jao meri khuhsbu ko pehchano
mai kesar kasturi meri surat ke diwano
meri rangat par na jao meri khushbu ko pehchano
mai kesar kasturi

kaha kaha se aa jate hai rat ke rahi rang zamane
jite jinki bhul ki thokar roz ki taza thokar khane
kuch jane kuch pehchane aur kuch inme anjane
kuch jane kuch pehchane aur kuch inme anjane
mai kesar kasturi meri surat ke diwano
meri rangat par na jao meri khusbu ko pehchano
mai kesar kasturi

aankh me jhuthi rangini hai jivan sabka fika fika
har mathe par laga huya hai gam ke chandan ka ek tika
apna apna dard chhupaye chalte phirte ye saye
apna apna dard chhupaye chalte phirte ye saye
mai kesar kasturi meri surat ke diwano
meri rangat par na jao meri khusbu ko pehchano
mai kesar kasturi

kadam kadam par jinke aise mayusi ke lage hai pehare
hath me lekar wo paimane dekh rahe hai khawab sunhare
pagal man ko yu bahlaye kadam kadam par dhokha khaye
pagal man ko yu bahlaye kadam kadam par dhokha khaye
mai kesar kasturi meri surat ke diwano
meri rangat par na jao meri khusbu ko pehchano
mai kesar kasturi meri surat ke diwano
meri rangat par na jao meri khusbu ko pehchano
mai kesar kasturi

I am saffron, I am musk, enamored by my form,
Do not judge my hue, but know my fragrance's storm.
I am saffron, I am musk.

From every night, wayfarers arrive, of color's fleeting reign,
Living, by error's stumble, bruised by daily pain.
Some knowing, some discerning, some lost in the unknown,
Some knowing, some discerning, some lost and all alone.
I am saffron, I am musk, enamored by my form,
Do not judge my hue, but know my fragrance's storm.
I am saffron, I am musk.

False hues dwell in the eye, life's essence, pale and thin,
On every brow, a sorrow's mark, a sandalwood within.
Each hides its suffering, these shadows as they roam,
Each hides its suffering, as shadows roam.
I am saffron, I am musk, enamored by my form,
Do not judge my hue, but know my fragrance's storm.
I am saffron, I am musk.

At every step, despair's sentinels keep their mournful watch,
Holding measures, they behold sweet dreams, a stolen catch.
They soothe their frantic minds, each step a lie they embrace,
They soothe their frantic minds, each step a lie they embrace.
I am saffron, I am musk, enamored by my form,
Do not judge my hue, but know my fragrance's storm.
I am saffron, I am musk, enamored by my form,
Do not judge my hue, but know my fragrance's storm.
I am saffron, I am musk.