dilkasho dilnashin mai hu ik kali
khushbuyo rango ki baho me pade
mehka sa ang hai behka sa rang hai
kyu mai hu manchali kisko yaha hai pata
ye kaisa rup hai ho chaao ya dhup hai
hai nazuk si kali tu kaun hai ye bata
tu mehki mehki tu jawan jawan
rango bari hogi dastan
yunhi khili tu jinse mili tu
kaise kaise bawre the hume bata de
kaise sunau mai ye dastan
koi jaise yeh kehta hai yaha
bita hua kal bite hue pal
dhire dhire dil se tu unhe bhula de

kal ye kali na rahe bhi to gum kya
rah me phul aur kaliya hai kum kya
jao jaha, dekho jaha
chehro ki kaliya hi kaliya hai
khilti waha dekhna
ho mehka sa ang hai behka sa rang hai
kyu ri aye manchali tu kaun hai ye bata
ye kaisa rup hai ho chao ya dhup hai
hai nazuk si kali tu kaun hai ye bata
tu mehki mehki tu jawan jawan
rango bari hogi dastan
yunhi khili tu jinse mili tu
kaise kaise bawre the hume bata de
kaise sunaun mai ye dastan
koi jaise yeh kehta hai yaha
bita hua kal bite hue pal
dhire dhire dil se tu unhe bhula de

I am a bloom, a heart's delight,
Embraced by fragrance, hues so bright.
My form, a dance, my color, a sway,
Why am I here, this wayward play?
A shadowed form, or sun's embrace,
A tender bud, tell me your place.
You bloom with scent, in youthful prime,
A tale of colors, marking time.
You blossomed forth, and met your fate,
The moments spun, your tales relate.
How shall I tell, this echoing plea?
As whispers rise, and beckon me,
The yesterdays, the moments past,
From the heart's core, let them be cast.

If this bud fades, what grief to find?
The path is strewn with blooms aligned.
Go where you will, and gaze around,
Faces bloom where joy is found.
Watch them unfold, and understand,
My form, a dance, my color, a hand.
Why, oh wayward one, tell me your name,
A shadowed form, or sun's bright flame.
A tender bud, reveal your art,
You bloom with scent, a youthful heart.
A tale of colors, marking time.
You blossomed forth, and met your fate,
The moments spun, your tales relate.
How shall I tell, this echoing plea?
As whispers rise, and beckon me,
The yesterdays, the moments past,
From the heart's core, let them be cast.