aaye jis ghar me beti ban ke
parayi aaye ho
haye o ye raat hai kya
kahin janme kisi ghar jaye ho

galiya chhod chali
chhod chali jaha
manayi rang raliya ho
haye o ye reet hai kya
kahin janme kisi ghar jaye ho

naina umad pade
umad pade kaahe maiya
kare hai baina ho
haye o ye reet hai kya
kahin janme kisi ghar jaye ho

pyar babul ka
babul ke huye sune mehal minare ho
haye o ye reet hai kya
kahin janme kisi ghar jaye ho

pala laado se
diya kaahe desh nikala ho
desh nikala ho
desh nikala ho

Born as a daughter in a house,
Then a stranger you become,
Oh, what custom is this?
Born in one place, to another you roam.

Leaving behind the streets,
Leaving behind where you played,
Where colors once celebrated,
Oh, what custom is this?
Born in one place, to another you roam.

Eyes well up with tears,
Why, mother, do they flow?
Words of lament, we hear,
Oh, what custom is this?
Born in one place, to another you roam.

Father’s love,
His palace and towers now empty,
Oh, what custom is this?
Born in one place, to another you roam.

Raised with such affection,
Why this exile given?
Exile,
Exile given.