o zalima chala kaha
o zalima chala kaha berukhi ka
waqt ye nahi hai meri jaan
o zalima chala kaha berukhi ka
waqt ye nahi hai meri jaan

hay re ye husn ye khumar ye jawani
dil hai khun khun aur jigar hai pani pani
hay re ye husn ye khumar ye jawani
dil hai khun khun aur jigar hai pani pani
karke khun pani are kya milega jaani
aa palat ke aa yahi hai pyaar ka sama
o zalima chala kaha berukhi ka
waqt ye nahi hai meri jaan
o zalima chala kaha berukhi ka
waqt ye nahi hai meri jaan

naaz ka ada ka yu na maar yaar fanda
is tarah na chal ke chaal bhul jaye banda
naaz ka ada ka yu na maar yaar fanda
is tarah na chal ke chaal bhul jaye banda
haye haye haye are dil khuchal na jaye
dekh sambhal ke nikli nilki meri jaan
o zalima chala kaha berukhi ka
waqt ye nahi hai meri jaan
o zalima chala kaha berukhi ka
waqt ye nahi hai meri jaan

kya karu bujurg baat kah gaye hai aisi
dil laga gadhi se to pari ki baat kaisi
kya karu bujurg baat kah gaye hai aisi
dil laga gadhi se to pari ki baat kaisi
koi tujhko parkhe are is meri nazar se
tu mujhe pasand hai to jalta hai jaahan
o zalima chala kaha berukhi ka
waqt ye nahi hai meri jaan
o zalima chala kaha berukhi ka
waqt ye nahi hai meri jaan

O cruel one, where do you flee?
Where do you go in such cold decree?
This is not the time, my love, you see.
O cruel one, where do you flee?
This is not the time, my love, you see.

Oh, this beauty, this intoxicating haze, this youth!
My heart bleeds, my liver dissolves in truth.
Oh, this beauty, this intoxicating haze, this youth!
My heart bleeds, my liver dissolves in truth.
To spill blood, to make water, what gain for you?
Come back, turn back, here is love's sweet space.
O cruel one, where do you flee?
This is not the time, my love, you see.
O cruel one, where do you flee?
This is not the time, my love, you see.

Don't ensnare, my friend, with pride's sharp snare.
Don't walk that path, lest the soul despair.
Don't ensnare, my friend, with pride's sharp snare.
Don't walk that path, lest the soul despair.
Alas, alas, alas, lest my heart be crushed.
Watch out, be cautious, my life's escaping free.
O cruel one, where do you flee?
This is not the time, my love, you see.
O cruel one, where do you flee?
This is not the time, my love, you see.

What to do, the elders spoke these lines of old,
If the heart loves a donkey, a fairy's tale is cold.
What to do, the elders spoke these lines of old,
If the heart loves a donkey, a fairy's tale is cold.
Let others judge you through my loving gaze,
If you are mine, then the world will burn with glee.
O cruel one, where do you flee?
This is not the time, my love, you see.
O cruel one, where do you flee?
This is not the time, my love, you see.