kash mai ladki haye
kash mai ladki haye
kash mai ladki haye haye
kash mai ladki hota
kash mai ladki hota
sharbati fizao me reshmi hawao me
mere nagamo ke khet me gili gili ret me
kahte sona haye re sona
paanv mere dhota
kash mai ladki haye
kash mai ladki hota
kash mai ladki hota

mujhse tu kahta tu hai seb kashmir ka
ni tu marjaniye hai na munh jaise heer ka
tere bina mar to jaau
gham ke siwa kuch na khau
laila laila meri laila
kahke tu rota
kash mai ladki haye
kash mai ladki hota
kash mai ladki hota

mujhko bulata ankhiyo ki mehfil me
main chhup jata sharma ke mahmil me
tera jiya dhak se dhadkata
milne ko to khub tarasta
mahmil mahmil haye re mahmil
kahke tu rota
kash mai ladki haye
kash mai ladki hota
kash mai ladki hota

Oh, to be a girl,
Oh, to be a girl,
Oh, to be a girl, oh, oh,
Oh, to be a girl,

In skies of rose, in silken breezes,
In fields of song, in sands that weep,
They'd say, "Gold, oh, gold,"
And wash my feet, so deep.
Oh, to be a girl,
Oh, to be a girl,
Oh, to be a girl.

You'd call me, "Kashmir apple,"
"You, my beloved, a face of light,"
"Without you, I would surely die,
With only sorrow in my sight."
"Laila, Laila, my Laila,"
You'd weep with all your might.
Oh, to be a girl,
Oh, to be a girl,
Oh, to be a girl.

You'd call me to the eyes' embrace,
I'd hide, ashamed, within the veil,
Your heart would leap, a sudden beat,
For longing, you would wail.
"Mahmil, Mahmil, oh my veil,"
You'd cry, your spirit frail.
Oh, to be a girl,
Oh, to be a girl,
Oh, to be a girl.