na mai ladi thi shyama nikas gaye na mai ladi thi shyama nikas gaye
na mai boli na mai chali na mai boli na mai chali
tan dupatra soyi padi thi tan dupatra soyi padi thi
shyama nikas gaye na mai ladi thi shyama nikas gaye

panch sakhi mori sang ki saheli
inse puchho mai kuch na kahi thi
shyama nikas gaye
na mai ladi thi shyama nikas gaye

das darwaje band kar soyi
na janu koi khidki khuli thi
shyama nikas gaye
na mai ladi thi shyama nikas gaye

kahat kamali kabir ki beti
is byahi se to kuwari bhali thi
shyama nikas gaye
na mai ladi thi shyama nikas gaye
shyama nikas gaye shyama nikas gaye

I did not fight, my love departed.
I did not speak, I did not move.
Beneath my shawl, I lay in slumber,
My love departed, I did not fight.

Five friends, my closest companions,
Ask them, I uttered not a word.
My love departed.
I did not fight, my love departed.

Ten doors I sealed, my sleep unbroken,
I know not if a window strayed.
My love departed.
I did not fight, my love departed.

Kamali speaks, Kabir's daughter,
Better unwed, than wed to this.
My love departed.
I did not fight, my love departed.
My love departed, my love departed.