apni preet ko dhund raha hu dunia ke mele me
jaise hiran bechain bhatakta
jaise kiran bechain bhatakta firta hai
firta hai ban ban me

mahki kaha kashturi are bawre kab samjhega
mahki kaha kasturi dil me base hai
fir bhi dil pahchan na paya rat na jane din ko
ye najdiki bani hui hai kyu kyu jiwan me puri
mahki kaha kashturi are bawre kab samjhega
mahki kaha kasturi kya na milega kya na milega
man chaha hum chahe jitna chahe

kya duniya me mil na sakegi
hum dono ki rahe bhigi rahe nigahe
kab tak aahe aahe bhare majburi
mahki kaha kashturi are bawre kab samjhega
mahki kaha kasturi

I search for love amidst the world's grand fair,
A restless deer, consumed by endless care,
That wanders lost through forests, deep and wide.

Where does the musk reside, oh, foolish heart?
It blooms within, a world set so apart,
Yet fails to see, embracing night and day.
This nearness, why does it forever stay?
Where does the musk reside, oh, foolish heart?
What will we not attain, what will depart?
Desires we chase, however much we yearn.

Can love not bloom within this earthly sphere?
Our paths may merge, though eyes are filled with tear,
How long will sighs of sorrow hold their sway?
Where does the musk reside, oh, foolish heart?
Where does the musk reside?