fir se aaiyo, badara bidesi, tere pankho pe, moti jadungi
bhar ke jaaiyo, humari talaya, mai talaya, kinare milungi
tuze mere kaale kamali wale ki sau
tuze mere kaale kamali wale ki sau
fir se aaiyo, badara bidesi, tere pankho pe, moti jadungi

tere jane ki rut mai janati hu, mud ke aane ki rit hai ke nahi
ho kali dargah se puchhungi ja ke, tere man mei bhi preet hai ke nahi
kachi puliya se, ho ke gujariyo, kachi puliya kinare milungi
fir se aaiyo, badara bidesi, tere pankho pe, moti jadungi
tuze mere kaale kamali wale ki sau
tuze mere kaale kamali wale ki sau

tu jo ruk jaye, meri atariya, mai atariya pe, zalar laga du
daalu chaar taabij gale se, apne kajal se, bindiya laga do
chhu ke jaiyo, humare bagiche, mai pipal ke aade milungi
fir se aaiyo, badara bidesi, tere pankho pe, moti jadungi
tuze mere kaale kamali wale ki sau
tuze mere kaale kamali wale ki sau

Come again, O cloud, from a distant land, on your wings I'll string pearls.
Fill my arms to the brim, and I'll meet you at the edge of the pond.
I swear by my dark-robed beloved,
I swear by my dark-robed beloved.
Come again, O cloud, from a distant land, on your wings I'll string pearls.

I know the season of your departure, but do you have a path to return?
I shall go and ask the dark shrine, if your heart also yearns.
Pass by the fragile bridge, and I'll meet you by its shore.
Come again, O cloud, from a distant land, on your wings I'll string pearls.
I swear by my dark-robed beloved,
I swear by my dark-robed beloved.

If you linger on my balcony, I shall adorn it with shimmering threads.
I'll wear four amulets around my neck, and mark my brow with kohl.
Touch our garden as you pass, and I'll meet you beneath the peepal tree.
Come again, O cloud, from a distant land, on your wings I'll string pearls.
I swear by my dark-robed beloved,
I swear by my dark-robed beloved.