ishk ke pahle khwab jaisi hai
ek ladki sharab jaisi hai
ishk ke pahle khwab jaisi hai
ek ladki sharab jaisi hai
chandani ke shabab jaisi hai
chandani ke shabab jaisi hai
chandani ke shabab jaisi hai
ek ladki sharab jaisi hai

uski aankhe gazal sunati hai
chudiya saat swar bajaati hai
ho uski aankhe gazal sunati hai
chudiya saat swar bajaati hai
megh malhar jaise bol uske
git uske hawaye gaati hai hawaye gaati hai
uski payal rabab jaisi hai
ek ladki sharab jaisi hai

jism uska hai shahad ka dariya
nur chehre me hai sitaro ka
jism uska hai shahad ka dariya
nur chehre me hai sitaro ka
rang kesar ki kyariyo jaisa
rup kashmiri baharo jaisa
ha baharo jaisa hai baharo jaisa
aur jawani panjab jaisi
ek ladki sharab jaisi hai
aur jawani panjab jaisi
ek ladki sharab jaisi hai
chandani ke shabab jaisi hai
chandani ke shabab jaisi hai
chandani ke shabab jaisi hai
ek ladki sharab jaisi hai
ishk ke pahle khwab jaisi hai
ek ladki sharab jaisi hai

Like the first dream of love, she is,
a girl, like intoxicating wine is.
Like the first dream of love, she is,
a girl, like intoxicating wine is.
Like the moon's youthful blush, she is,
Like the moon's youthful blush, she is,
Like the moon's youthful blush, she is,
a girl, like intoxicating wine is.

Her eyes, they sing a ghazal's grace,
her bangles, seven notes embrace.
Her eyes, they sing a ghazal's grace,
her bangles, seven notes embrace.
Her words, like monsoon's deep refrain,
her songs, the winds sustain.
Her anklets, like a rebec's call, she is,
a girl, like intoxicating wine is.

Her body, a honeyed, flowing stream,
light in her face, a starlit gleam.
Her body, a honeyed, flowing stream,
light in her face, a starlit gleam.
Her hues, like saffron fields so bright,
her beauty, Kashmir's spring's delight.
Yes, spring's delight, spring's delight,
and her youth, like Punjab's embrace, she is,
a girl, like intoxicating wine is.
And her youth, like Punjab's embrace, she is,
a girl, like intoxicating wine is.
Like the moon's youthful blush, she is,
Like the moon's youthful blush, she is,
Like the moon's youthful blush, she is,
a girl, like intoxicating wine is.
Like the first dream of love, she is,
a girl, like intoxicating wine is.