meri saheliya byahi gayi sari meri saheliya byahi gayi sari
haye mai rah gayi kuwari haye haye rama
haye mai rah gayi kuwari meri saheliya byahi gayi sari
meri saheliya byahi gayi sari haye mai rah gayi kuwari
haye haye rama haye mai rah gayi kuwari

pichhle bras gayi kamla ki doli abke sarita balma ki hoyi
pichhle bras gayi kamla ki doli abke sarita balma ki hoyi
na jane aayegi kab meri bari haye mai rah gayi kuwari
haye haye rama haye mai rah gayi kuwari
meri saheliya byahi gayi sari haye mai rah gayi kuwari

lot ke mayke aaye jo sakhiya mujhko sunaye balma ki batiya
lot ke mayke aaye jo sakhiya mujhko sunaye balma ki batiya
chal jaye mere dil pe ktare haye mai rah gayi kuwari
haye haye rama haye mai rah gayi kuwari
meri saheliya byahi gayi sari haye mai rah gayi kuwari

hone lagi thi meri sgayi banthan ke samne sajna ke aayi
hone lagi thi meri sgayi banthan ke samne sajna ke aayi
gora si chandan ladki hai kali haye mai rah gayi kuwari
haye haye rama haye mai rah gayi kuwari

My sisters all, they walked the aisle,
My sisters all, now bound in tie.
Alas, I'm left, a solitary flame,
Alas, alas, a maiden's name.

Last year, Kamala, her carriage rolled,
This year, Sarita, her story told.
When will my turn, my moment be?
Alas, I'm left, eternally free.
My sisters all, they walked the aisle,
Alas, I'm left, in endless trial.

Returning home, my friends relate,
Of husbands dear, and love's estate.
Their tales like arrows pierce my heart,
Alas, I'm left, torn far apart.
My sisters all, they walked the aisle,
Alas, I'm left, in endless trial.

My betrothal was close at hand,
But fate's decree, I could not withstand.
The groom arrived, and I was naught,
A pale, fair girl, a darkness caught.
Alas, I'm left, a solitary flame,
Alas, alas, a maiden's name.