mehndi lagi mere hath re
mehndi lagi mere hath re
bhul ja isko, ae dil ye to
sapno ki thi baat re
mehandi lagi mere hath re
mehandi lagi mere hath re

anjaane me mai bawariya
likh baithi tere naam umariya
anjaane me mai bawariya
likh baithi tere naam umariya
nibh na saki par baat re
mehndi lagi mere hath re
mehndi lagi mere hath re

mang bhi ujdi dil bhi toota
mehndi ka rang nikla jhutha
mang bhi ujadi dil bhi tuta
mehandi ka rang nikla jhutha
aasuwan se dhoye hath re
mehndi lagi mere hath re
mehndi lagi mere hath re
bhul ja isko, ae dil ye to
sapno ki thi baat re
mehndi lagi mere hath re
mehndi lagi mere hath re

Henna stains my hands, alas,
Henna stains my hands.
Forget this now, O heart,
A dream, that was, a dream.
Henna stains my hands, alas,
Henna stains my hands.

Lost, I, a madwoman,
Wrote your name on life's expanse.
Lost, I, a madwoman,
Wrote your name on life's expanse,
But truth could not be held, alas.
Henna stains my hands, alas,
Henna stains my hands.

Parting's wound, my heart is broken,
Henna's hue, a faded token.
Parting's wound, my heart is broken,
Henna's hue, a faded token.
Tears now wash these hands, alas,
Henna stains my hands, alas,
Henna stains my hands.
Forget this now, O heart,
A dream, that was, a dream.
Henna stains my hands, alas,
Henna stains my hands.