saji nahi baarat to kya, aai na milan ki raat to kya
byaah kiya teri yaado se, gathbandhan tere vaado se
bin phere ham tere, bin phere ham tere ho
bin phere ham tere, bin phere ham tere

tune apna maan liya hai, ham the kaha is kaabil
jo ehsan kiya jaan dekar, usko chukana mushkil
deh bani na dulhan to kya, pahne nahi kangan to kya
bin phere ham tere, bin phere ham tere ho
bin phere ham tere, bin phere ham tere

tan ke rishte tut bhi jaaye, tute na man ke bandhan
jisne diya mujhko apnapan, usika hai ye jivan
baandh liya man ka bandhan, jivan hai tujh par arpan
bin phere ham tere, bin phere ham tere ho
bin phere ham tere, bin phere ham tere

aanch na aaye naam pe tere, khaak bhale ye jivan ho
apne jahaan me aag laga de, tera jahaan jo raushan ho
tere liye dil tod le ham, ghar kya jag chhod de ham
bin phere ham tere, bin phere ham tere ho
bin phere ham tere, bin phere ham tere

jiska hame adhikaar nahi tha, uska bhi balidaan diya
bhale bure ko ham kya jaane, jo bhi kiya tere liye kiya
laakh rahe ham sharminda, rahe magar mamta zinda
bin phere ham tere, bin phere ham tere ho
bin phere ham tere, bin phere ham tere

Though no procession came, so what?
Though the night of union never fell, so what?
I wed your memory, bound by vows divine,
Without rituals, I am yours, forever thine.
Without rituals, I am yours, forever.

You embraced me, though I was unworthy,
The debt of your love, paid by life itself, is beyond me.
Though this flesh was not a bride, though no bangles graced my wrist, so what?
Without rituals, I am yours, forever thine.
Without rituals, I am yours, forever.

If earthly ties should sever, let not the heart's bond break,
To the one who gave me belonging, my life I now forsake.
My heart bound to you, my life, your sacred plea,
Without rituals, I am yours, forever thine.
Without rituals, I am yours, forever.

May no shadow touch your name, though my life turns to dust,
I'll set my world ablaze, that yours may brightly burst.
For you, I'd break my heart, forsake the world entire,
Without rituals, I am yours, forever thine.
Without rituals, I am yours, forever.

Even what was not mine, I sacrificed for thee,
Good and bad, I cannot claim, all I did was for you, truly.
Though shame may be my lot, let love forever be,
Without rituals, I am yours, forever thine.
Without rituals, I am yours, forever.