shukriya shukriya meharbano shukriya
ke mere ansuo ko ghungru bana diya
bana diya shukriya

zamana royega sunkar jise mai wo kahani hoon
ho zamana royega sunkar jise mai wo kahani hoon
kisi mandir ki jyoti hu kisi ke dil ki rani hu mujhe mere nasibo ne mahfil me nacha diya nacha diya meharbano ka shukriya

wafa ki sharam ki izzat ki rasme tod di
maine
ho wafa ki sharam ki izzat ki rasme tod di maine
pehen li ek payal sari kasme tod di maine tavayaf ek aurat ko aise logo ne bana diya
bana diya meherbano ka shukriya

ye wo bazar hai jisme sanam nilaam hote hai
ho ye wo bazar hai jisme sanam nilaam hote hai
suna hai log daulat ke liye badnam hote hai
mujhe meri sharafat ne kothe pe bitha diya
bitha diya meherbano ka shukriya
ke mere ansuo ko ghungru bana diya
bana diya shukriya

Grateful, grateful, oh benefactors, grateful,
That you fashioned my tears into anklets of sound,
fashioned them, grateful.

A tale I am, that, heard, will make the world weep,
Yes, a tale I am, that, heard, will make the world weep,
A temple's light, a queen within a heart's keep,
My fate has made me dance in this gathering,
made me dance, grateful to the benefactors.

I shattered the rites of love, of honor's guise,
Yes, I shattered the rites of love, of honor's guise,
I donned an anklet, broke all my vows, and their ties,
These people have made a courtesan of a woman,
made her so, grateful to the benefactors.

This is a market where beloveds are auctioned,
Yes, this is a market where beloveds are auctioned,
They say that for wealth, reputations are poisoned,
My own decency has seated me on this stage,
seated me there, grateful to the benefactors.
That you fashioned my tears into anklets of sound,
fashioned them, grateful.