aa, prem mein tohre aisi padi mein
purana zamana naya ho gaya
ye kya ho gaya

kab saans thaami, kab saans chodi
har dard mera, bayaan ho gaya
ye kya ho gaya, prem mein tohre

aankhon se chalke shaamein awadh ki
subha hai honthon pe banaras waali
baalon se barse jhelum ka paani
ghat se ghat mein aisi phiri re
mujhse thikana mera kho gaya
ye kya ho gaya, prem mein tohre

parde mein tohre
chori chori chori chori jiya jaaye na
parde mein tohre
chori chori chori chori mita jaaye na

aata hai chup ke tu mere dar per
ghayal dil aur dhadkan banjar
ghayal dil aur dhadkan banjar

haldi mali jo ghaav pe tohre
har zakhm mera hara ho gaya
ye kya ho gaya

prem mein tohre aisi padi mein
purana zamana naya ho gaya
yeh kya ho gaya, prem mein tohre

Ah, in your love, I've fallen so deep,
The ancient era, renewed, to keep.
What has become of me?

When did breath cease, when did it flee?
Each ache of mine, now told to see.
What has become of me, in your love's decree?

From my eyes spill dusks of Awadh's grace,
Mornings of Banaras on my lips I trace.
From my hair, the Jhelum's waters flow,
From ghat to ghat, I wander to and fro.
My dwelling place, now lost to me.
What has become of me, in your love's decree?

In your veils,
Stealthily, stealthily, can't I live?
In your veils,
Stealthily, stealthily, can't I erase?

You come, concealed, to my door's keep,
A wounded heart, and barren sleep.
A wounded heart, and barren sleep.

When turmeric touched your wounds so deep,
Each scar of mine, now green to weep.
What has become of me?

In your love, I've fallen so deep,
The ancient era, renewed to keep.
What has become of me, in your love's decree?