mere dekh ke lambe bal mujhpe marta hai bangal
mere dekh ke lambe bal mujhpe marta hai bangal
o tere dil me kuch to jawab de
mere dekh ke lambe bal

phul jaisi hai meri jawani log kahe kasmir ki rani
chehra mera subah banaras
julfe awab ki sham suhani re sham suhani
mera dekh ke mast sabab hua diwana punajb
mera dekh ke mast sabab hua re hua diwana punajb
o tere dil me bhi kuch hota hai to jawab de
mere dekh ke lambe bal

jab mai dhani chunariya lagu jaisi bhujati bijuriya
paniya barane panghat jaau
rasta roke banka sawariya o banka sawariya
nahi juthi meri shan mera pyasa rajasthan
nahi juthi meri shan haye re mera pyasa rajasthan
o tere dil me bhi kuch hota hai to jawab de
mere dekh ke lambe bal

sari desh ki sobha layi tere liye mai to saj ke aayi
roop ne mere dhoom machai
dil me sabke mai hu samayi are mai hu samayi
are dekh ke chal sari duniya hai behal
are dekh ke chal sari ki sari duniya hai behal
o tere dil me bhi kuch hota hai to jawab de
mere dekh ke lambe bal

By my long hair, Bengal's heart is caught,
By my long hair, Bengal, love-wrought.
Oh, in your heart, a truth to impart,
By my long hair...

My youth, a flower, Kashmir's queen they say,
My face, Banaras at break of day,
My tresses, twilight of Avadh's sway,
Oh, evening's hue, in sweet array.
My vibrant bloom, Punjab's love took hold,
My vibrant bloom, a tale to be told.
Oh, in your heart, a story to unfold,
By my long hair...

When I drape the rich scarf, like lightning's flash,
To the well I go, where waters splash,
And there awaits, my dark-skinned dash,
Holding the path, in love's rash.
My honor true, Rajasthan's thirst I bear,
My honor true, a desert's prayer.
Oh, in your heart, a truth to declare,
By my long hair...

All of the nation's beauty, I bring to you,
Adorned, I come, my love is true,
My form, a marvel, shines anew,
In every heart, I'm seen through.
Behold my walk, the world's undone,
Behold my walk, 'neath the setting sun.
Oh, in your heart, where love is spun,
By my long hair...