kisi pahlu se laage na premika
na to saj dhaj, na koi singaar
patni hi lagi, grahini hi lagi
maine dekha ise jitni baar
patni hi lagi, grahini hi lagi
maine dekha ise jitni baar
kisi pahlu se laage na premika
na to saj dhaj, na koi singaar

nahi sindur jab tak ho maang me
bolo kaise karu singaar
sidhi saadhi hu main, bholi bhali hu main
pahle shadi karo phir pyar
sidhi saadhi hu main, bholi bhali hu main
pahle shadi karo phir pyar
kisi pahlu se laage na premika
na to saj dhaj, na koi singaar

kabhi khat likhe na, khat ka de na jawab
main tarasta raha uske jude me
kabhi lag jaau banke gulab
piya sach kahu mujhe har ghadi
rahe ghere tumhare hi khwab
pyar abhi kar lenge jo sara
to kal kya hoga
kahin man bhar gaya jo tumhara
to kal kya hoga
maang to sajao ha
shadi ke roj
dulha ban ke aao ha
shadi ke roj
karu har roj, kitne hi roj se
usi ek roj ka intzaar
kisi pahlu se laage na premika
na to saj dhaj, na koi singaar
o nahi sindur jab tak ho maang me
bolo kaise karu singaar

No lover's touch, no hint of grace,
No painted face, no jeweled space.
A wife I seemed, a homemaker true,
Each time I gazed, the vision grew.
A wife I seemed, a homemaker's art,
Each time I gazed, a beating heart.
No lover's touch, a distant gleam,
No painted face, a fading dream.

No vermilion traced within my hair,
How then to dress, how then to dare?
Simple I am, and pure of soul,
First wedlock's bond, then love's control.
Simple I am, and spirit's grace,
First wedlock's bond, in time and space.
No lover's touch, a shadowed plea,
No painted face, for only me.

No letters penned, no answers given,
My longing heart, forever riven.
To bloom as rose, within her braid,
My love, each hour, a serenade.
I'll tell you truth, my every breath,
Your dreams enfold me, conquer death.
If love we seize, in youthful fire,
What then of tomorrow, quenched desire?
If love we seize, with passion's might,
What then of tomorrow, fading light?
Adorn my parting hair with hue,
The day we wed, my vows renew.
As groom you'll come, a wedding's call,
The day we wed, embracing all.
Each day I pray, for countless days,
That single day, in hopeful maze.
No lover's touch, a frozen tear,
No painted face, to banish fear.
Oh, no vermilion, in my hair,
How then to dress, my heart laid bare.