rup ka bada garur tha mujhko rang ka bada guman
iski rup ke karan pad gayi muskil me meri jan
mujhe rup ne kahi ka na choda aise galiyo me lake choda
ke ghunghru bandh liye maine ye ghunghru bandh liye

bujh gaye suraj chand sitare rah gaye mere sath andhere
husn ki galiya jannat meri ghunghru aaj nasib hai mere
kaha jana tha mai kaha chali aayi
aisi kismat ne thokar lagayi maine ye ghunghru bandh liye
maine ye ghunghru bandh liye maine ye ghunghru bandh liye
mujhe rup ne kahi ka na choda aise galiyo me lake choda
ke ghunghru bandh liye maine ye ghunghru bandh liye
maine ye ghunghru bandh liye

I, once, swelled with pride of form,
And boasted bright hues against the coming storm.
That very beauty, once my crown,
Cast shadows, where my soul fell down.

It left me stranded, lost and bare,
In streets where echoes fill the air.
And in that maze, my fate took hold,
These jingling anklets, stories told.

The sun and moon, their light now gone,
Darkness, my constant, lingers on.
Beauty's pathways, once my paradise,
Now, anklets jingle, paid the price.
Where was my journey meant to be?
My destiny, a cruel decree.
These anklets bind me, fast and deep,
While fate's harsh lessons I must keep.
These jingling anklets, now my plight,
In darkened alleys, lost to sight.
It left me stranded, lost and bare,
In streets where echoes fill the air.
And in that maze, my fate took hold,
These jingling anklets, stories told.
These jingling anklets, I have bound.