puchho na kaise haye ji kaise pehli rat guzari
kaise kahu kya haye kahu kya mere sath guzari
puchho na kaise haye ji kaise pehli rat guzari
kaise kahu kya haye kahu kya mere sath guzari

wo pas mere aa baitha mai pichhe hat gayi
wo aur aage khiska mai aur simat gayi
usne pakdi kalayi maine jhat se chhuda li
usne thama aanchal to mai bhagi machal kar
par darwaja band tha jati to kaha jati
thar thar lagi kapne jaise diye ki bati
diye ki bati ho diye ki bati
to pakad liya saiya ne lapak ke hath
phir puchho
puchho na kaise haye ji kaise pehli rat guzari
kaise kahu kya haye kahu kya mere sath guzari

le aaya hath pakad ke phir sej pe saiya
mai kuch na boli chali bas pad gayi paiya
usne baho me leke mujhko pas bithaya
phir dhire se usne ghungat mera uthya
mai to sharam se mar gayi mai dharti me gad gayi
meri sanse ruk gayi meri dhadkan bad gayi
o meri dhadkan bad gayi machhli ki tarha tadpi
par chhuda na saki phir
puchho na kaise haye ji kaise pehli rat guzari
kaise kahu kya haye kahu kya mere sath guzari

phir na jane kya sujhi saiya natkhat ko wo
laga chumne gal gal pe bikhari lat ko
mai lat ko suljhau wo uljhata jaye
wo badta hi aaye jab kuch bhi na sujhi
to ghat pala gayi aur mai khud hi piya
ke sine se lipat gayi haye sine se lipat gayi
par samjh gayi sab bat
phir bol na arey kya huya bol na
phir puchho na

Do not ask how, oh, how, the first night unfolded,
How can I speak, oh, how, what happened to me?
Do not ask how, oh, how, the first night unfolded,
How can I speak, oh, how, what happened to me?

He came near, sat beside me, I recoiled, shyly,
He moved closer, and I, I shrank further away.
He grasped my wrist, I quickly pulled free,
He caught my veil, and I, I ran, resisting.
But the door was shut, where could I flee?
I trembled, like the wick of a trembling lamp,
Like a lamp's wick, like a lamp's wick.
He, the lover, seized my hand, in a swift grasp,
Then ask,
Do not ask how, oh, how, the first night unfolded,
How can I speak, oh, how, what happened to me?

He brought me, holding my hand, to the bed,
I said nothing, only lay down, my arms spread.
He took me in his arms, held me close,
Then gently lifted my veil, as a rose unfolds.
I died of shame, I sank into the earth,
My breath caught, my heart quickened its worth,
Oh, my heart quickened, like a fish that flips,
But could not break free, not then,
Do not ask how, oh, how, the first night unfolded,
How can I speak, oh, how, what happened to me?

Then, who knows what seized him, the playful one,
Began to kiss my cheeks, my scattered locks,
I tried to tame them, he tangled more,
He kept on coming, when nothing made sense,
Then everything changed, I myself, my own,
Clung to his chest, oh, clung to his chest,
And understood all, then,
Speak now, oh, what happened, speak now,
Then ask,