ye babu jara idhar to dekho
na julam ki maari hun
na sitam ki maari hun
na julam ki maari hun
na sitam ki maari hun
are le lo meri bhi tasvir
main film ki maari hun
are le lo meri bhi tasvir
main film ki maari hun
na julam ki maari hun
na sitam ki maari hun
na julam ki maari hun
na sitam ki maari hun
are le lo meri bhi tasvir
main film ki maari hun
are le lo meri bhi tasvir
main film ki maari hun

saari duniya se pallu chhuda ke
rup rakha hai maine bacha ke
saari duniya se pallu chhuda ke
rup rakha hai maine bacha ke
abhi hun taja taja phul
jis par jami nahi dhul
abhi hun taja taja phul
jis par jami nahi dhul
duniya se nahi haari
mere shauk se haari hun
duniya se nahi haari
mere shauk se haari hun
are le lo meri bhi tasvir
main film ki maari hun
are le lo meri bhi tasvir
main film ki maari hun

sirf paisa rupaiya na taako
jara meri bhi ankhiyon me jhaanko
sirf paisa rupaiya na taako
jara meri bhi ankhiyon me jhaanko
mujhe bhi chance do ek baar
fir tum dekho ji sarkaar
mere jaya jaise baal
mere dimple jaise gaal
meri hema jaisi chaal
kya hai aap ka khyaal
are kamaal hai kamaal
mujhe bhi chance do ek baar
fir tum dekho ji sarkaar
main nargis nimmi hun
ya meena kumari hun
are le lo meri bhi tasvir
main film ki maari hun
are le lo meri bhi tasvir
main film ki maari hun

Look here, dear sir, a moment's glance,
Not by cruelty, nor hardship, pained,
Not by cruelty, nor hardship, pained,
Oh, capture my image, please advance,
By film's allure, my spirit strained.
Oh, capture my image, please advance,
By film's allure, my spirit strained.
Not by cruelty, nor hardship, pained,
Not by cruelty, nor hardship, pained,
Oh, capture my image, please advance,
By film's allure, my spirit strained.
Oh, capture my image, please advance,
By film's allure, my spirit strained.

From the world's grasp, I've veiled my grace,
My beauty held, in this sacred space.
From the world's grasp, I've veiled my grace,
My beauty held, in this sacred space.
A fresh-born bloom, untouched by dust,
A fresh-born bloom, untouched by dust.
The world I've not lost to,
But to desires, my soul is entrusted.
The world I've not lost to,
But to desires, my soul is entrusted.
Oh, capture my image, please advance,
By film's allure, my spirit strained.
Oh, capture my image, please advance,
By film's allure, my spirit strained.

Seek not only coin and the worldly plea,
Gaze into my eyes, and truly see.
Seek not only coin and the worldly plea,
Gaze into my eyes, and truly see.
Give me a chance, a single try,
Then, O government, you'll see why.
My hair like Jaya's, a sight to behold,
My dimpled cheeks, a story told,
Like Hema's gait, a graceful flow,
What is your thought? I'd like to know.
Oh, what a sight, my story told,
Give me a chance, a single try,
Then, O government, you'll see why.
I am Nargis, Nimmi, perhaps,
Or Meena Kumari, in whispered maps.
Oh, capture my image, please advance,
By film's allure, my spirit strained.
Oh, capture my image, please advance,
By film's allure, my spirit strained.