mera mehabub dekho to kya khub hai
sham dhalte hi aa machalta hai
usko mujhse nahi kam se kam hai
kam apna nikala to chalta hua
maha chalu hai bada chalu hai dilbar mera
maha chalu hai dilbar mera sari rat nachaye sari rat jagaye
sari rat nachaye sari rat jagaye bhul jaye hote hi sawera
maha chalu hai bada chalu hai dilbar mera mera o
maha chalu hai dilbar mera

aisi zuba jaise ke mithi chhuri ho
ho yaro ki niyat na itni buri ho
chhup chhupke aise jawani ko take
tijori me jaise koi chor jhanke
aisi zuba jaise ke mithi chhuri ho
dekho lutkar huyi mere dil ko khushi
mujhe aisa mila hai lutera maha chalu hai maha chalu
hai dilbar mera mera o maha chalu hai dilbar mera

tute koi bijli to aawaz aaye
chhute koi jab tir jag jan jaye
ke chupchap tu yu nishana lagaye
nishana lage aur nazar bhi na aaye
tute koi bijli to aawaz aaye
koi kaise bache chal kab kya chale
ke pata na chale koi tera maha chalu hai maha chalu
hai dilbar mera mera bada chalu hai dilbar mera
sari rat nachaye sari rat jagaye bhul jaye hote hi sawera
maha chalu hai maha chalu hai dilbar mera mera o
maha chalu hai dilbar mera maha chalu hai dilbar mera

My beloved, observe, what beauty he holds,
As twilight descends, his fervor unfolds.
He seeks not my heart, but the task at hand,
Once his purpose fulfilled, he departs from the land.
A master of tricks, my beloved so sly,
A master of tricks, he dances me high,
All night he makes me dance, all night he keeps awake,
All night he makes me dance, all night he keeps awake, forgetting me with daybreak.
A master of tricks, my beloved so sly,
My beloved.

His tongue, a sweet blade, a whispered deceit,
Though friends may perceive no ill, no retreat.
He spies on youth, with a furtive desire,
Like a thief in a vault, fueling the fire.
His tongue, a sweet blade, a whispered deceit,
My heart he plunders, yet finds sweet delight,
A thief he has found, a master of tricks,
My beloved.
My beloved.

A lightning strike, a sudden loud crack,
An arrow released, awakening the track.
He aims in the shadows, silent and deep,
The target struck down, while secrets he'll keep.
A lightning strike, a sudden loud crack,
How can one evade, when his moves are unknown?
Unseen, unheard, the sly game he would play,
A master of tricks, my beloved.
He dances me high, all night he keeps awake,
Forgetting me with daybreak.
A master of tricks, my beloved,
My beloved.