mere raaja, mere laal tujhko dhundhu main kaha
mere raaja, mere laal tujhko dhundhu main kaha
roye mamta, tadpe maa tujhko dhundhu main kaha
mere raaja, mere laal tujhko dhundhu main kaha

tu kya jaane tere ghar se
chale jaane par kya beeti mere pyaare
tu kya jaane tere ghar se
chale jaane par kya beeti mere pyaare
teri mata aur teri behna
tere gum me ro-ro mar jaayenge saare, aaja wapas aaja
mere raaja, mere laal tujhko dhundhu main kaha
mere raaja, mere laal tujhko dhundhu main kaha

is jag me kya hai mera
ik sapna tu mera woh bhi tuta
is jag me kya hai mera
ik sapna tu mera woh bhi tuta
ruthi kismat, ruthi duniya
meri akhiyo ke taare tu kyu rutha, aaja wapas aaja
mere raaja, mere laal tujhko dhundhu main kaha
roye mamta, tadpe maa tujhko dhundhu main kaha
mere raaja, mere laal tujhko dhundhu main kaha
tujhko dhundhu main kaha

My king, my ruby, where do I seek thee?
My king, my ruby, where do I seek thee?
Grief weeps, a mother aches, where do I seek thee?
My king, my ruby, where do I seek thee?

Do you know what fell upon this home,
When you, my darling, chose to roam?
Do you know what fell upon this home,
When you, my darling, chose to roam?
Your mother and your sister,
Dying in sorrow, will all succumb, come back, come back!
My king, my ruby, where do I seek thee?
My king, my ruby, where do I seek thee?

What remains for me in this world's cruel space,
Save a dream of you, now shattered in disgrace?
What remains for me in this world's cruel space,
Save a dream of you, now shattered in disgrace?
Fate is scornful, the world is cold,
Why have you left me, my star of gold, come back, come back!
My king, my ruby, where do I seek thee?
Grief weeps, a mother aches, where do I seek thee?
My king, my ruby, where do I seek thee?
Where do I seek thee?