gurur-o-naaz se gesu ka balkhana nahi accha
suljah jana to acchha hai
ulajh jana nahi acchha
gurur-o-naaz se gesu

khushi ki shaan ka gam se
badal jana nahi acchha
khushi ki shaan ka gam se
badal jana nahi acchha
hansi me aankh se aansu
nikal aana nahi acchha
hansi me aankh se aansu
nikal aana nahi acchha
gurur-o-naaz se gesu

hawa se dhoop kar daale
tarkhato ki ye kashti hai
hawa se dhoop kar daale
tarkhato ki ye kashti hai
gale milna to acchha hai
ke takrana nahi acchha
gale milna to acchha hai
ke takrana nahi acchha
gurur-o-naaz se gesu

kaho kyu aarju vo baat
ke jisme baat badh jaaye
kaho kyu aarju vo baat
ke jisme baat badh jaaye
na kahna hi hai acchha
kah ke pachhtana nahi acchha
na kahna hi hai acchha
kah ke pachhtana nahi acchha
gurur-o-naaz se gesu ka balkhana nahi accha
gurur-o-naaz se gesu

The tresses, proud and coiled with grace,
Should not in arrogance embrace.
To come undone is beauty's art,
Entanglement tears the soul apart.
The tresses, proud...

The radiant joy, to sorrow's sway,
Should not surrender in the day.
When laughter's light turns tearful stream,
Such weeping is a broken dream.
The tresses, proud...

The sun's harsh glare, the wind's harsh blow,
Upon the ship of branches grow.
To merge in peace, a tender sign,
Collision's harsh, a bitter twine.
The tresses, proud...

Why speak a wish that swells the tide,
Where words expand and truths collide?
To hold one's peace, a wiser choice,
Than words that leave a wounded voice.
The tresses, proud and coiled with grace,
Should not in arrogance embrace.
The tresses...