mera sawla salona mehbub
ho mera sawla salona mehbub
aaye jab jab wo mere aage
jage re mithi mithi kasak dil me jage
mera sawla salona mehbub
mera mahbub mera mahbub
oye hoye mera sawla salona mehbub

sare jag se nirala mora sajan
sare jag se nirala mora sajan
jaise barah mahino me sawan
jab mile dard ho dil ka duna
jab na ho jag lage suna suna
pag pag dolu kuch na bolu
use jab pau mai wari wari jau
kaise natkhat se naina lage
jage re mithi mithi kasak dil me jage
oye hoye mera sawla salona mehbub
mera mahbub mera mahbub
ho mera sawla salona mehbub

jab mai ruthu to mujhko manaye
jab mai ruthu to mujhko manaye
mai jo manau khud ruth jaye
uske andaz hai kitne pyare
koi puche dil se hamare
in batiyo ne un ankhiyo ne jadu hai dala
diwana kar dala jane kya hoga aage
jage re mithi mithi kasak dil me jage
oye hoye mera sawla salona mehbub
mera mahbub mera mahbub
ho mera sawla salona mehbub

mora chota sa balma hathila
mora chota sa balma hathila
jitna nadan utna rangila
mere dil ko khilona wo jane
lakh samjhau bairi na mane
kuch na soche kuch na dekhe
aise bahke ke mujhko hasi aaye
rup uska anokha lage
jage re mithi mithi kasak dil me jage
oye hoye mera sawla salona mehbub
mera mahbub mera mahbub
ho mera sawla salona mehbub mehbub
mera sawla salona mehbub

My dark, beloved, my sweet one,
My dark, beloved, my sweet one.
When he appears before my eyes,
A sweet ache awakens, in my heart it lies.
My dark, beloved, my sweet one,
My beloved, my beloved,
Oh, my dark, beloved, my sweet one.

Unique he is, from all the world apart,
Unique he is, within my heart.
Like the monsoon in the twelve-month year,
When we meet, the pain doubles, drawing ever near.
When he's not near, the world's a desolate sound,
At every step, I falter, without a bound.
When I find him, I surrender wholly,
How his mischievous eyes have captured me wholly!
A sweet ache awakens, in my heart it lies.
Oh, my dark, beloved, my sweet one,
My beloved, my beloved,
My dark, beloved, my sweet one.

When I am cross, he comes to appease,
When I am cross, he comes to appease.
And when I soothe, he takes to being cross,
His ways, how endearing, at what cost!
If you were to ask my heart,
The words, the eyes, have cast a spell, a work of art.
Driven mad, what will come to be?
A sweet ache awakens, in my heart it lies.
Oh, my dark, beloved, my sweet one,
My beloved, my beloved,
My dark, beloved, my sweet one.

My little love, obstinate and true,
My little love, obstinate and true.
As naive as he is, so vibrant and bold,
He knows my heart, a toy to hold.
I try to reason, but he won't give in,
He doesn't ponder, he doesn't see sin.
So lost in joy, I cannot help but grin,
His form, so unique, it draws me in.
A sweet ache awakens, in my heart it lies.
Oh, my dark, beloved, my sweet one,
My beloved, my beloved,
My dark, beloved, my sweet one, my beloved,
My dark, beloved, my sweet one.