naadan na ban aye matwale
kyo husan pe yu diwana hain
are kuchh hath nahi aane wala
pachhatana hi pachhatana hain
kuchh hath nahi aane wala
pachatana hi pachatana hani

aa aa aa aa
chhedna yu rah chalte
gair ko achcha nahi
khopadi par pair ke
juti na pad jaye kahi
mane na mane teri marji
par kam mera samjhana hai
kuch hath nahi aane wala
pachatana hi pachatana hain

aa aa aa aa
teri tirchhi najar ko
dekhate hain dekhne wale
samjhe, ha samjh gaye samjh gaye bola
kahi aisa na ho
pad jaye teri jaan ke lale
hain kam bura in kamo ko
anjam kachari thana hai
kuch hath nahi aane wala
pachatana hi pachatana hain

gale padne ki aadat
husn walo ko nahi bhati
mohabbat aap hoti hai
mohabbat ki nahi jaati
kya baat hain bandhu
ye pyar najar ka dhokha hain
ye dil ko fakat bahlana hai
kuch hath nahi aane wala
pachatana hi pachatana hain

Do not play the fool, my drunken heart,
Why so besotted by fleeting art?
It offers naught to truly hold,
Regret, regret, a story told.
It offers naught to truly hold,
Regret, regret, a story told.

Ah, ah, ah, ah…
To tease the stranger on his way,
Is not a path that's wise to stray.
Lest a boot upon your skull descend,
My warning, friend, you must attend.
Accept or not, your choice to make,
My duty done, for goodness sake.
It offers naught to truly hold,
Regret, regret, a story told.

Ah, ah, ah, ah…
Your sly glance, a knowing gaze,
Observed by eyes in countless ways.
They understand, they know the score,
Lest death should knock upon your door.
These deeds are dark, and lead astray,
To courtrooms, jails, come what may.
It offers naught to truly hold,
Regret, regret, a story told.

To cling and cling, a tiresome plea,
Displeases beauty, wild and free.
Love blooms unbidden, a gentle art,
Not forced, but born within the heart.
What say you, friend? This love’s a lie,
A trick that cheats the heart and eye.
It’s but a way to soothe the soul,
It offers naught to truly hold,
Regret, regret, a story told.