koi parda, koi aulat meri hi aankhon me
maare maare hai tana, maare maare hai tana
jab jhijhki jab kaanpe hotho ki jodi
to maine ha maine jana, maine maine ha maine jana

main to aazadi me bhi qaid ho gayi
mere albeliya tu kheliya
main to aazadi me bhi qaid ho gayi
mere albeliya tu kheliya, albeliya ve tu kheliya
badla hai sheesha ya main ho gayi nayi
mere albeliya tu kheliya, albeliya ve tu kheliya

main jo duniya ka chehra niharu unko hi paau
par wo jab bhi meri aur dekhe chehra chhupau ha
khwaabo me har mere khuda rang bhar rahe hai
unka junoon aur meri jaan ek kar rahe hai
haye lutne me kitna mazaa hai kaise bataau

dekhu khud ko to jaise aur hai koi
mere albeliya tu kheliya
dekhu khud ko to jaise aur hai koi
mere albeliya tu kheliya, albeliya ve tu kheliya
jhooti main jhooti thehri tu sahi, sahi
mere albeliya tu kheliya, albeliya ve tu kheliya

albeliya, albeliya
tu kheliya albeliya, tu kheliya tu kheliya

A veil, a turning within my own eyes,
Stabs and taunts, stabs and taunts.
When my lips trembled, faltered in a pair,
Then I knew, yes, I knew, yes, I knew.

I am imprisoned even in freedom's guise,
My beloved, you play, you play.
I am imprisoned even in freedom's guise,
My beloved, you play, you play, my beloved, you play.
Has the mirror changed, or have I become new?
My beloved, you play, you play, my beloved, you play.

When I gaze at the world’s face, I find only them,
But when they look at me, I hide my face, yes.
In dreams, my gods are filling every hue,
Their passion and my soul, they make as one.
Alas, how can I say how much joy there is in losing?

When I look at myself, it's as if another is there,
My beloved, you play, you play.
When I look at myself, it's as if another is there,
My beloved, you play, you play, my beloved, you play.
False I am, false I remain, but you, you are true.
My beloved, you play, you play, my beloved, you play.

Beloved, beloved,
You play, beloved, you play, you play.