yeh munh aur daal masur ki
yeh munh aur daal masur ki
jara dekho toh, jara dekho toh surat hujur ki
jara dekho toh surat hujur ki, hujur ki, hujur ki
yeh munh aur daal masur ki
yeh munh aur daal masur ki

phiki phiki surat mizaj tikha tikha
kha kar kaha se aaye aaj tikha tikha
phiki phiki surat, o phiki phiki
phiki phiki surat mizaj tikha tikha
kha kar kaha se aaye aaj tikha tikha
mizaj tikha tikha
jal jaye naa jaban hujur ki
jal jaye naa jaban hujur ki, hujur ki, hujur ki
yeh munh aur daal masur ki
yeh munh aur daal masur ki

bandar shahar kaa aaya hai ganv me
bandar shahar kaa yeh aaya hai ganv me
maje se hilaye dum pipal ki chhanv me
bandar shahar kaa aaya hai ganv me
maze se hilaay dun pipal ki chhanv me
pipal ki chhanv me
sujhi andhe ko, sujhi andhe ko kitni hai dur ki
sujhi andhe ko kitni hai dur ki, hai dur ki, hai dur ki
yeh munh aur daal masur ki
yeh munh aur daal masur ki

A visage so pale, a lentil's meager fare,
A face so wan, a spirit sharp to bear.
Where did you find this spice, this burning sting?
A pallid face, a sharp, unyielding thing.
Your temper's fire, a scorching, bitter flame,
Lest your own tongue be singed within the game.
Oh, see the soul, the lentil's modest claim.
A visage so pale, a lentil's meager fare.

A city monkey, venturing to the vale,
A city monkey, tales from a distant trail.
In the peepal's shade, it swishes tail with glee,
A city monkey, wild and free.
Beneath the peepal, lost in its own play,
The blind one grasps, how far the shadows lay.
The blind one knows, how far the shadows sway.
Oh, see the soul, the lentil's modest claim.
A visage so pale, a lentil's meager fare.