o bawari jayegi tu kaise piya dware
dekh gagan hai is dharti se
kitna ucha re, o bawari

le ke mang me dhul dhara ki
mange chunariya tu badra ki
le ke mang me dhul dhara ki
mange chunariya tu badra ki
dhul ko apni aaj tu samjhi
preet se pehli kyu nahi socha re, o bawari

milan aas me khoyi rahi tu
khol ke ankhiya soyi rahi tu
milan aas me khoyi rahi tu
khol ke ankhiya soyi rahi tu
chadne gayi thi unchi atriya
giri jab niche haaye tab dekha re
o bawari jayegi tu kaise piya dware
dekh gagan hai is dharti se
kitna ucha re, o bawari

Oh, mad one, how will you reach your Beloved's door?
See how high the sky is from this earth,
So far, oh mad one.

You took the dust of earth in your parting,
And begged a shawl from the clouds,
You took the dust of earth in your parting,
And begged a shawl from the clouds,
Only now you understand the dust's embrace,
Why didn't you think of love before, oh mad one?

Lost in the hope of union,
You kept your eyes open, yet slept,
Lost in the hope of union,
You kept your eyes open, yet slept,
You climbed to a high terrace,
Only to fall and see, alas,
Oh, mad one, how will you reach your Beloved's door?
See how high the sky is from this earth,
So far, oh mad one.