o lale di jan gule guljar ruk ja
o hare duppatte wali sidhi sadhi bholi bhali janam ruk jana
o hare duppatte wali sidhi sadhi bholi bhali janam ruk jana
tu salma hai ya sultana
tu salma hai ya sultana nam to apna batlana
o janam ruk jana janam ruk jana janam ruk jana
o janam ruk jana

teri chal hai hirni jaisi lachake kamar morani jaisi
teri chal hai hirni jaisi lachake kamar morani jaisi
teri zulphe teri zulphe
ghata sawan ki surat sharamili dulhan ki
o jhil si ankhonwali ho phool se ankhonwali
o janam ruk jana janam ruk jana janam ruk jana
tu salma hai ya sulatana
tu salma hai ya sulatana nam to apna batalana
o janam ruk jana janam ruk jana janam ruk jana
o janam ruk jana
o hare duppatte wali sidhi sadhi bholi bhali janam ruk jana

teri laung ka moti le ja badale me tera dil de ja
teri laung ka moti le ja badale me tera dil de ja
duppatta duppatta phir se tu leharade ashiq ka dil behalade
duppatta phir se tu leharade ashiq ka dil behalade
o sharbati hotonwali bedag jawani wali
o janam ruk jana janam ruk jana janam ruk jana
tu salma hai ya sulatana
tu salma hai ya sulatana nam to apna batalana
o janam ruk jana janam ruk jana janam ruk jana
o janam ruk jana
o hare duppatte wali sidhi sadhi bholi bhali janam ruk jana

Oh, Rose-soul, bloom of the garden, halt,
Oh, maiden veiled in emerald, pure and kind, halt.
Oh, maiden veiled in emerald, pure and kind, halt.

Are you Salma, or a Sultan's queen?
Tell me, oh, tell me, your name unseen.
Oh, beloved, halt, beloved, halt, halt.
Oh, beloved, halt.

Your gait, a deer's grace,
Your waist, a peacock's dance.
Your tresses, your tresses,
Storm clouds of monsoon, a shy bride's glance.
Oh, eyes deep as a lake, eyes blooming like a flower,
Oh, beloved, halt, beloved, halt, halt.
Are you Salma, or a Sultan's queen?
Tell me, oh, tell me, your name unseen.
Oh, beloved, halt, beloved, halt, halt.
Oh, beloved, halt.
Oh, maiden veiled in emerald, pure and kind, halt.

Take the pearl of my love,
In exchange, my heart I give.
Your veil, your veil,
Unfurl it again, soothe my lover's soul.
Unfurl it again, soothe my lover's soul.
Oh, lips of sweet nectar, flawless youth's embrace,
Oh, beloved, halt, beloved, halt, halt.
Are you Salma, or a Sultan's queen?
Tell me, oh, tell me, your name unseen.
Oh, beloved, halt, beloved, halt, halt.
Oh, beloved, halt.
Oh, maiden veiled in emerald, pure and kind, halt.