wo jahar de ke kahte hain ki pina hoga
wo jahar de ke kahte hain ki pina hoga
aur pita hun to kahte hain ki jina hoga

teri mohabbat me kadvaa jahar pi jaaun
o o o o
mere marne se sukun milta hain, to mar jaaun
tu apne dar se utha de to, main kidhar jaaun
o o o o
teri hi yaad rulaati hain, main jidhar jaaun
aur tadpa na mujhe, sharbati aankho wali
aa aa aa aa
tujhpe kurbaan mere, khun jigar ki laali
aur tadpa na mujhe, sharbati aankho wali

mujhko maalum naa tha, tu hain sanam harjaai
o o o o
mujhe aansu hain mile, aur mile tanhaai
tere fareb-e-mohabbat me ye saja paai
o o o o
dil kabhi khun huaa, chot jigar par khai
aur tadpa na mujhe, sharbati aankho wali
aa aa aa aa
tujhpe kurbaan mere, khun jigar ki laali
aur tadpa na mujhe, sharbati aankho wali

meri chahat ka tune, kya sila diya zalim
o o o o
gair ke haath me, ab haath de diya zalim
uda di khaak, mohabbat ke aashiyaane ki
o o o o
utha di bich me diwaar chandi sone ki
aur tadpa na mujhe, sharbati aankho wali
aa aa aa aa
tujhpe kurbaan mere, khun jigar ki laali
aur tadpa na mujhe, sharbati aankho wali

ye laal joda jo pahna hain, kafan hain mera
o o o o
aur doli jo sajaai hain, janaaja hain mera
tusurukh jodane jab ban ke, dulahan jayegi
o o o o
dil tadap jayega aur jaan chali jayegi
kitani ander hain ye raat muraado wali
aa aa aa aa
kitani lambi hain judaai ki ye raat kaali
aur tadpa na mujhe, sharbati aankho wali
aa aa aa aa
tujhpe kurbaan mere, khun jigar ki laali

They offer poison, bid me drink,
They offer poison, bid me drink,
And should I drink, they bid me live, I think.

In your love, I’ll swallow bitter gall,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
If my death brings you peace, then I shall fall.
If you cast me from your door, where shall I crawl?
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Your memory, it weeps with me, no matter where I call.
Don't torment me so, eyes like a ruby's gleam,
Ah, ah, ah, ah,
My lifeblood, my heart's crimson, for you I deem.
Don't torment me so, eyes like a ruby's gleam.

I knew not you, a fickle, faithless one,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Tears my portion, and solitude begun.
In love's deception, this is what I've won,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
My heart bleeds now, upon my liver, wounds are spun.
Don't torment me so, eyes like a ruby's gleam,
Ah, ah, ah, ah,
My lifeblood, my heart's crimson, for you I deem.
Don't torment me so, eyes like a ruby's gleam.

What reward for my yearning, cruel one,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Your hand now clasped, another's, the deed is done.
You’ve razed to dust the nest where love had spun,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Raised a wall of silver, of gold, beneath the sun.
Don't torment me so, eyes like a ruby's gleam,
Ah, ah, ah, ah,
My lifeblood, my heart's crimson, for you I deem.
Don't torment me so, eyes like a ruby's gleam.

This red attire, I wear it as my shroud,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
And this adorned palanquin, my coffin, bowed.
When you depart, a bride, to join the crowd,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
My heart will break, my very life endowed.
What darkness in this night of wedding vows,
Ah, ah, ah, ah,
How long this separation's shadowed boughs!
Don't torment me so, eyes like a ruby's gleam,
Ah, ah, ah, ah,
My lifeblood, my heart's crimson, for you I deem.