o mahi o mahi o
dupatta meraa de de
dupatta meraa de de, de de

tu hai bedardi tohe laaj na aaye re
tu hai bedardi tohe laaj na aaye re
najuk kalayi meri tut na jaye re
najuk kalayi meri tut na jaye re
de de dupatta o pardesiya
de de dupatta o pardesiya
mahi o mahi o mahi o
dupatta meraa de de
dupatta meraa de de, de de

o gori o gori o
kar lo ye vada gori aaogi chori-chori
kar lo ye vada gori aaogi chori-chori
achha hai ye bahana lene dupatta aana
ham na denge tu jor laga le
ham na denge tu jor laga le, jor laga le
mahi o mahi o mahi o
dupatta meraa de de
dupatta meraa de de, de de

lun mai balaye teri kar na badnami meri
lun mai balaye teri kar na badnami meri
ab na sataao sainya tujhko kasam hai meri
ab na sataao sainya tujhko kasam hai meri
de de dupatta o paradesiya
de de dupatta o pardesiya
mahi o mahi o mahi o
dupatta meraa de de
dupatta meraa de de, de de

o gori o gori o
isne milaya hame pyara dupatta teraa
isne milaya hame pyara dupatta teraa
ek kinara teraa ek kinara meraa
aaj dono kinare mila de
aaj dono kinare mila de, mila de
mahi o mahi o mahi o
dupatta meraa de de
dupatta meraa de de, de de
o mahi o mahi o

Oh, Beloved, Oh, Beloved, Oh,
Give me my veil,
Give me my veil, oh, give.

You are heartless, have you no shame?
You are heartless, have you no shame?
My tender wrist, may it not break,
My tender wrist, may it not break.
Give back my veil, oh stranger,
Give back my veil, oh stranger,
Beloved, Oh, Beloved, Oh, Beloved,
Give me my veil,
Give me my veil, oh, give.

Oh, Fair One, Oh, Fair One, Oh,
Promise me, Fair One, you'll come secretly,
Promise me, Fair One, you'll come secretly,
A good excuse, to come for the veil,
We won't give it, try as you may,
We won't give it, try as you may, try as you may.
Beloved, Oh, Beloved, Oh, Beloved,
Give me my veil,
Give me my veil, oh, give.

I take your woes, do not defame me,
I take your woes, do not defame me,
Now do not torment, love, I swear to you,
Now do not torment, love, I swear to you,
Give back my veil, oh stranger,
Give back my veil, oh stranger,
Beloved, Oh, Beloved, Oh, Beloved,
Give me my veil,
Give me my veil, oh, give.

Oh, Fair One, Oh, Fair One, Oh,
This brought us together, your lovely veil,
This brought us together, your lovely veil,
One edge of yours, one edge of mine,
Today, let us join both edges,
Today, let us join both edges, join them.
Beloved, Oh, Beloved, Oh, Beloved,
Give me my veil,
Give me my veil, oh, give.
Oh, Beloved, Oh, Beloved, Oh.