o my dear ari o my sanam
teri yes no me maare gaye hum
o my dear ari o my sanam

tu to haseen babu mai teri haseena
tujhse pyar kiya to mushkil ho gaya jeena
are beeta aahe bharte pura ek mahina
teri dillagi me hi nikal gaya dum
o my dear ari o my sanam

humne wo sab sikha tune jo sikhaya
phir bhi apna wada tune na nibhaya
ishq karne baithe ishq na karna aaya
kaisa anadi hai tu balam
o my dear ari o my sanam

dil me sau thi baate tune ek na jaani
hum teri wajah se kar baithe nadani
are mai hu sidha sada aashiq hindusataani
lekin mai pyar me tujhse nahi kam
o my dear o my dear
teri yas no me maare gaye hum
o my dear ari o my sanam
teri yes no me maare gaye hum
yes yes yes no no
no no no ho yes
yes are yes no no no
what no yes yes i say yes
kahta hu yes o yes

Oh, my beloved, oh, my cherished one,
In your yes and no, my life undone.
Oh, my beloved, oh, my cherished one.

You, the handsome prince, I, your fair queen,
To love you, a life of sorrow has been.
Ah, a whole month passed, sighs between,
In your dalliance, my spirit's numbed.
Oh, my beloved, oh, my cherished one.

I learned all you taught, the lessons so clear,
Yet your promise broken, year after year.
We sought love's embrace, but love was not near,
Such a novice you are, my love, un-thumbed.
Oh, my beloved, oh, my cherished one.

A hundred whispers in my heart reside,
But you knew not a single thing inside.
For you, I erred, my foolishness wide,
A simple lover, from a land un-dumbed.
But in love's depth, I am not less than you,
Oh, my beloved, oh, my cherished one.
In your yes and no, my life undone.
Oh, my beloved, oh, my cherished one.
In your yes and no, my life undone.
Yes, yes, yes, no, no,
No, no, no, oh, yes.
Yes, ah, yes, no, no, no.
What no, yes, yes, I say yes,
I say yes, oh yes.