marjabak to kuthe, rubiya mit re
ayyo marjabak to
ayya ayya kuthe rubiya mit re
ayya marjabak to kuthe
ayya maine bola rubiya mit re

bade dino me jo mila hai mauka
tu chhupke baithi kaha
kaha mai jaungi, wahi to aaungi
piya bulaye jaha
aati hu pehle to use nikalu
jo pairo me kanta laga, huyi
haye re bechari kaha ka kaanta tha
aur kaha ja laga haye
marjabak to kuthe ago rubiya mit re
marjabak to kuthe maji rubiya mit re

tere bina chhaya pada andhera
tu kaha thi laalten meri
din ko chain hai na raato ko chain hai
jalu re lagan me teri
aaja najar aaj aise milaye ke
din me phir na hate
aaja dil ki lagi aise bujha
le ke roz ka jhagda mite
marjabak to kuthe rubiya mit re
ayyo marjabak to kuthe maaji rubiya mit re

Where is my beloved, Rubia, my friend?
Oh, where is my beloved?
Ayo, ayo, Rubia, my friend!
Ayo, where is my beloved?
Ayo, I said, Rubia, my friend!

A chance, a meeting, after so long,
Where do you hide, my love?
Where will I go, but to the place
Where my beloved calls me?
I come, first to remove it,
The thorn that pierced my feet, oh!
Alas, poor thing, where did it come from,
And where did it find its way?
Where is my beloved, and Rubia, my friend?
Where is my beloved, truly, Rubia, my friend?

Without you, darkness has fallen,
Where were you, my lantern?
No peace in day, no rest in night,
Burning in your love's fire.
Come, let our eyes meet today,
Never to part again in daylight.
Come, quench the fire in my heart,
And end this daily strife.
Where is my beloved, Rubia, my friend?
Oh, where is my beloved, truly, Rubia, my friend?