bag me kalee khilee bagiya mehakee
par hay rey abhee idhar bhanwara nahee aaya
rah me najar bichhee behakee, behakee
aur bewajah ghadee ghadee yeh dil ghabaraya

baithhe ham toh arman jagaye
sine me lakho tufan chhupaye
mat puchhho mann ko kaise manaya

sapne jo aaye tadapa key jaye
dil kee lagee ko lehka key jaye
mushkil se hamne har din bitaya

ik mithhee aganee me jalta hain tan mann
bat aaur bigadee barasa jo sawan
bachpan gawa key maine sab kuchh gawaya

A bud bloomed in the garden, the bower breathed sweet, alas,
The honeybee yet to arrive.
Eyes cast on the path, bewitched, adrift, for no cause,
My heart, hour by hour, did grieve, alas.
Why tarried, why tarried, why tarried?

We sit, desires awakened,
Concealing a tempest within,
Ask not how I soothed my soul,
In the garden...

Dreams arrive, then torment,
Kindling the heart's fierce ache,
With struggle, I've spent each day,
In the garden...

In a sweet fire, body and spirit burn,
Matters worsen as the monsoon descends,
Losing childhood, I've lost all,
In the garden...