na mai mohabbat na mai tijarat
khilona ban ke mai aa gayi hu
hai baat parde ki to hai parda
mai aaj parde me aa gayi hu
mai aaj parde me aa gayi hu
na mai mohabbat na mai tijarat
khilona ban ke mai aa gayi hu
khilona ban ke mai aa gayi hu

karam se dekho kahar se dekho
mujhe kisi bhi najar se dekho
karam se dekho kahar se dekho
mujhe kisi bhi najar se dekho
kisi ki khatir bani tamasha
kisi ke dhokhe me aa gayi hu
kisi ki khatir bani tamasha
kisi ke dhokhe me aa gayi hu
khilona ban ke mai aa gayi hu

mujhe sikayat nahi kisi se
na dosto se na dushmno se
mujhe sikayat nahi kisi se
na dosto se na dushmno se
chirag dard se jala hai daman
to jaan lutane mai aa gayi hu
chirag dard se jala hai daman
to jaan lutane mai aa gayi hu
khilona ban ke mai aa gayi hu

nakab hum pe nakab un pe
nakab uthne me der kya hai
nakab hum pe nakab un pe
nakab uthne me der kya hai
vo dekhle aaj apna chehra
ke shisha banke mai aa gayi hu
na mai mohabbat na mai tijarat
khilona ban ke mai aa gayi hu
khilona ban ke mai aa gayi hu

Neither love nor trade am I,
A plaything, here I lie.
If veils conceal, then veiled I'll be,
Behind the curtain, now I see.
Behind the curtain, now I see.
Neither love nor trade am I,
A plaything, here I lie.
A plaything, here I lie.

With grace or wrath, let eyes now meet,
Observe me from your seat.
With grace or wrath, let eyes now meet,
Observe me from your seat.
For some, a spectacle I became,
By deception, here I came.
For some, a spectacle I became,
By deception, here I came.
A plaything, here I lie.

No grievance holds, from friend or foe,
No bitterness I let to grow.
No grievance holds, from friend or foe,
No bitterness I let to grow.
With pain's lamp, my garment gleams,
To give my life, I follow dreams.
With pain's lamp, my garment gleams,
To give my life, I follow dreams.
A plaything, here I lie.

A mask on us, and on their face,
To lift the veil, time and space.
A mask on us, and on their face,
To lift the veil, time and space.
Let them now gaze, their face to find,
A mirror's form, left behind.
Neither love nor trade am I,
A plaything, here I lie.
A plaything, here I lie.