ek bar muskura de rone se kya milega o maa mujhe batade
o maa mujhe batade ek bar muskura de rone se kya milega
o maa mujhe batade o maa mujhe batade
o maa o maa o maa o maa
rato me teri hardam chamkunga banke jugnu bankar
palkoi pe apni badhkar le lunga tere aasu
barbad is jaha me hone na dunga tujhko
dukh jhel lunga tere rone na dunga tujhko

o maa mujhe batade o maa mujhe batade
o maa o maa o maa o maa
aangan me tere dil ke barsunga banke badal
bhar dunga ek din mai khushiyo se tera aanchal
mamta ko teri hargiz ruswa na mai karunga
tere liye hu jinda tere liye marunga
o maa mujhe batade o maa mujhe batade
ek bar muskura de rone se kya milega
o maa mujhe batade o maa mujhe batade
o maa o maa o maa o maa

A single smile, a sunrise breaking through,
Tell me, Mother, why tears constantly renew?
Oh, Mother, tell me, why this endless weep?
A single smile, a promise you can keep.
Oh, Mother, tell me, oh, Mother, please impart,
A single smile to heal your wounded heart.
Oh, Mother, Mother, Mother, Mother, hear my plea.

In shadows deep, a firefly I'll be,
To shine for you, eternally.
Upon your lashes, I will gently bind,
Each tear that falls, a treasure I shall find.
In this harsh world, I'll shield you from all pain,
From ruin's grasp, I'll break the binding chain.
Your grief I'll bear, your sorrow I will claim,
So you may never know the burning flame.

Oh, Mother, tell me, oh, Mother, please impart,
A single smile to heal your wounded heart.
Oh, Mother, Mother, Mother, Mother, hear my plea.

In your heart's courtyard, a cloud of rain I'll be,
To flood your days with joyful ecstasy.
Your sacred love, I'll never let it fade,
Your sheltering arms, my solace to be made.
For you I live, for you I'll meet my end,
My life, my breath, on you I do depend.
Oh, Mother, tell me, oh, Mother, please impart,
A single smile to heal your wounded heart.
Oh, Mother, tell me, oh, Mother, please impart,
A single smile to heal your wounded heart.
Oh, Mother, Mother, Mother, Mother, hear my plea.