humari gali ke hansi dekhte the, humari taraf wo nahi dekhta the
humari gali ke hansi dekhte the, humari taraf wo nahi dekhta the
achanak magar hume dekh kar kadam ruk gaye sanam jhuk gaye
kiye sau salam diye sau payam tadapkar kahan o jane wafa
tu mehboob hai bahut khoob hai, tu mehboob hai bahut khoob hai
ye jane kya ho gaya kab ho gaya
nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya, nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya
nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya ha gajab ho gaya
nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya, nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya

ye kajal ki dhare na pata ye gajre ki phul chandan ki dhul
ye bindiya ka roop ye chehre ki dhoop ye payal ki chham chham
ye payal ki chham chham
ye julfon ke kam ye damke hamare solah shringar
kiya sab magar hua na asar
kiya sab magar hua na asar agar aaj sab me besabab ho gaya
ha besabab ho gaya, ha ha besabab ho gaya
nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya, nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya
nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya ha gajab ho gaya
nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya, nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya

fasane bane bahane bane khuda ki kasam hua kya sitam
wahi bekadar mere husan par fida ho gaya, ye kya ho gaya
fida ho gaya, ye kya ho gaya
baras me kahi jo hota nahi
baras me kahi jo hota nahi kapat ek pal me wo sab ho gaya
wo sab ho gaya, ha ha wo sab ho gaya
nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya, nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya
nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya ha gajab ho gaya
nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya, nathaniya jo dali gajab ho gaya

They gazed upon our lane's beauty,
but towards us, their eyes held no duty.
They gazed upon our lane's beauty,
but towards us, their eyes held no duty.

Then, a sudden shift, a startled pause,
as they saw us, their feet met laws.
A hundred salutes, a hundred pleas,
"Where, oh beloved, have you fled with ease?"

You are the adored, exquisitely made,
You are the adored, exquisitely made,
What befell us, when and where?
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare, oh, wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare.

The kohl's sharp streams, eyes cast in spell,
the flowers in the hair, sandalwood's smell,
The bindi's gleam, the face's sun,
the anklet's chime, a rhythm begun,
The anklet's chime...
The tresses' dance, the earrings' swing,
our sixteen adornments, what do they bring?
All tried, but no effect did bloom,
All tried, but no effect did bloom,
but now, today, it's all in sudden tomb.
Oh, in sudden tomb, oh, oh, in sudden tomb,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare, oh, wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare.

Tales unfurled, excuses made,
by God's own grace, what cruel cascade,
The one who held my beauty at bay,
now, was ensnared, what befell today?
Was ensnared, what befell today?
The year's long wait, a distant claim,
The year's long wait, a distant claim,
in one short glance, it all became,
Oh, it all became, oh, oh, it all became,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare, oh, wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare,
A nose ring placed, a wondrous snare.