meri aarzu dekh meri aarzu dekh
kya chahta hu mai kya chahta hu mai
meri aarzu dekh meri aarzu dekh
kya chahta hu mai kya chahta hu mai
meri aarzu dekh

maza jab hai ke dil ke dag sab akhroj ho jaye
jo bill aaye savere sham ko wo note ho jaye
meri aarzu dekh meri aarzu dekh
kya chahta hu mai kya chahta hu mai
meri aarzu dekh kya chahta hu mai
kya chahta hu mai meri aarzu dekh

al paisa nahi humdard koi bebaso ko jo udhar dede
hame dena hai jo bhagwan dede
bukhar dede o koi laila ko telephone karde
koi majnu ko jake tar dede chandi das kahe
jin mukhdan pe mala tha powder unpe rakh mali hai
rama unpe rakh mali hai jin jeban me take dhare the
unme mungfali hai bolo siyavar ramchandar ki jai

fisa jeb khali buri julfo ki tali buri
joru bholi bhali buri kheer bin thali buri
kheer koi lade re lade 1sare gadhe sare gadhe

Behold my longing, behold,
What I desire, what I crave,
Behold my longing, behold,
What I desire, what I crave,
Behold my longing.

The true delight, when heart's wounds bloom,
When shadows fade, and sunbeams come,
Behold my longing, behold,
What I desire, what I crave,
Behold my longing, behold,
What I desire, what I crave.

No wealth can heal the helpless' plight,
But God's compassion, burning bright.
Grant me fever, let Laila call,
Send Majnu word, heed the call.
Chandi Das speaks, where powders graced,
Now ashes fall, time erased.
Rama, ashes on those very faces,
Where once coins shone, in empty spaces.
Peanuts now fill the pockets' hold,
Victory to Rama, brave and bold!

Empty pockets bring bitter sting,
Tresses untamed, the heart they wring,
The wife so sweet, a shadow's sway,
Without the feast, the empty tray.
Bring the sweet rice, the promise keep,
All the donkeys, in slumber deep.