aaj kal rahne lagi hai kuch ajab si kafiyat
hosh gum badala mera mahaul bhule haisiyat
uth rahe mere kadam is naj is andaj se
jaise mujhko mil gai dono jaha ki milkiyat

jab se kar gya ek shahjada kangna pahnane ka vada
ye ghungharu chhod diye mane ye ghungharu chhod diye
jab se kar gya ek shahjada kangna pahnane ka vada
ye ghungharu chhod diye mane ye ghungharu chhod diye

bich bajariya batti rahi mai kiske kiske hatho
aaj mila mohe aisa grahak bik gai jiske hatho
pyar ka aaj mohe naam mila naam se ek naya naam mila
kah gya koi mujhe bhi apna usne dikhlaya jab sapna
ye ghungharu chhod diye mane ye ghungharu chhod diye

nath pahni aur bindiya sajai kajra gajra dara
uske hi naam ka uske hi naam ka rup singar ye sara
ab nahi mai har kisi ke liye nachungi bas apne pi ke liye
tha mere kadmo me jag sara pakar uska ek ishara
ye ghungharu chhod diye mane ye ghungharu chhod diye
jab se kar gya ek shahjada kangna pahnane ka vada
ye ghungharu chhod diye mane ye ghungharu chhod diye

A curious cadence now enfolds my days,
Lost to reason, the world re-drew its ways.
My steps ascend with a pride so profound,
As if both worlds' dominion, at last, I've found.

Since a prince pledged, with promise so bright,
A bangle's embrace, to claim my light,
These anklets, once my world, now cast aside,
Since a prince pledged, with promise so bright.

Through the bazaar, I was bartered, a weary trade,
To hands unknown, my essence was betrayed.
Then a buyer came, and my spirit he claimed,
Love's new name, a whisper sweetly framed.
He spoke of dreams, a future so near,
These anklets, once my world, now disappear.

A nose ring gleams, a bindi's gentle grace,
Kohl-lined eyes, flowers in their place.
For him alone, this beauty now I wear,
His name, my purpose, in every care.
Once the world bowed to my dancing feet,
Now at his gesture, my life finds sweet.
These anklets, once my world, I now forsake,
Since a prince pledged, for love's own sake.