babul pyare sajana sakhare
suno meri maiya
bhoja nahi mai kisi ki sar ka
na majdhar me naiya
patwar banungi leharon se ladungi
are mujhe kya bechega rupaiya
ho are mujhe kya bechega rupaiya ho ho ho

kal baba ki ungli ko thame chali thi
kal baba ki laati bhi ban jaaungi
amma tere gharonde ki chidiyan hu mai
daana lekar hi wapas ghar aaungi
jiski fitrat me hain rat samaayi nahi
jisko daulat se zyada mai bhai nahi
aise sajan ke mujhe zarurat nahi
na kehene ka sunlo muhurat yahin
akeli chalungi, kismat se milungi
are mujhe kya bechega rupaiya
ho are mujhe kya bechega rupaiya ho ho ho

dil se dil ke taar to jude nahi
do rasmon pe daulat ye kahe bahe
hum to pyar ki khwahish me rishte bune
do rishton me laalaj hum kahe sahe
kya shaadi ke aage zindagi nahi
jo shaadi hisabo ki keval hai wahi
aise shaadi ki mujhko zarurat nahi
na kehene ka sunlo muharat yahin
subaha si khilungi ratiya si bharungi
are mujhe kya bechega rupaiya
ho are mujhe kya bechega rupaiya ho ho ho

My beloved father, adorn my friend,
Listen, Mother, dear.
I am no burden, I will not bend,
No ship lost in fear.
I will row with the oars of the waves, I'll strive,
What price can they place on me here?
Oh, what price can they place on me here, oh, oh, oh?

I held your finger, Father, in yesterday's sun,
Tomorrow, I'll be your staff, the strong.
Mother, I'm the sparrow of your home,
Bringing seeds, where I belong.
He whose heart knows no love's sweet art,
Who values wealth above my heart,
Such a husband, I will not impart,
The moment to refuse, now, impart.
Alone, I will wander, with fate I will bond,
What price can they place on me here?
Oh, what price can they place on me here, oh, oh, oh?

If hearts are not entwined, it's true,
Why must wealth these ties pursue?
We sought love's desire to see us through,
Why bear the shame of two?
Is life not beyond the wedding's tie?
If marriage is just a balance, a lie,
Such a marriage, I shall deny,
The moment to refuse, is nigh.
Like dawn, I'll bloom, like night, I'll fill,
What price can they place on me here?
Oh, what price can they place on me here, oh, oh, oh?