koi parda koi aulat meri hi ankhon mein mare
mare hai tana mare mare hai tana
jab jhijhki jab kanpi hothon ki jodi to
maine han maine jana maine maine han jana

main to azadi mein bhi qaid ho gayi
mere albeliya tu kheliya
main to azadi mein bhi qaid ho gayi
mere albeliya tu kheliya
albeliya main tu kheliya
badla hai sheesha ya main ho gayi nayi
mere albeliya tu kheliya
albeliya main tu kheliya

main jo duniya ka chehra niharun
unko hi paun
par wo jab bhi meri ore dekhein
chehra chhupaun han khwabon mein han
mere khuda rang bhar rahe hain
unka junun aur meri jan ek kar rahe hain
haye lutne mein kitna maza hai kaise bataun
dekhun khud ko to jaise aur hai koi
mere albeliya tu kheliya
jhuthi main jhuthi thehri tu sahi sahi
mere albeliya tu kheliya
albeliya main tu kheliya re
albeliya ai albeliya albeliya tu kheliya

A veil, a reverse, within my own eyes, they strike,
They taunt, they strike, they taunt.
When I faltered, when my lips trembled,
Then I knew, I truly knew.

I am imprisoned even in freedom's guise,
My beloved, you play,
I am imprisoned even in freedom's guise,
My beloved, you play,
Beloved, I, you play.
Is this water, a mirror, or have I become new?
My beloved, you play,
Beloved, I, you play.

When I gaze upon the world's face,
I find only them,
But when they look at me,
I hide my face, yes, in dreams, yes.
My God is filling colors,
His passion and my soul, making one.
Oh, how delicious is the act of being plundered, how can I tell?
When I look at myself, it's as if someone else.
My beloved, you play,
False, I am revealed false, you, true, so true,
My beloved, you play,
Beloved, I, you play,
Beloved, oh beloved, beloved, you play.