o pardanashi parde ko zara
chehre se hata to bat bane
o pardanashi parde ko zara
chehre se hata to bat bane
badal me chhupi ek bijli si
duniya ko jala to bat bane
o pardanashi parde ko zara
chehre se hata to bat bane, o pardanashi

o husn adal ke diwane
badnam na kar badnam na ho
badnam na kar badnam na ho
jo hasar hua parwane ka
tera bhi wahi anjam na ho
tera bhi wahi anjam na ho
sholo ko laga kar sine se
sholo ko haye
sholo ko laga kar sine se
daman ko bacha to bat bane
o pardanashi parde ko zara
chehre se hata to bat bane, o pardanashi

o dekhi jo bas teri ek jhalak
hum dil ka suray jala baithe
hum dil ka suray jala baithe
gash kha ke gire to uth na sake
kuch aise hosh gawa baithe
kuch aise hosh gawa baithe
mil jaye agar kismat se tere
mil jaye agar haye
mil jaye agar kismat se tere
daman ki haya to bat bane
o pardanashi parde ko zara
chehre se hata to bat bane, o pardanashi

o diwane husn ke daman
kuch phul bhi hai kuch khar bhi hai
kuch phul bhi hai kuch khar bhi hai
o pardanashi parde ko zara
chehre se hata to bat bane, o pardanashi

pal bhar ke liye gulshan me agar
tu khol ke zulfe aa jaye
pal bhar ke liye gulshan me agar
tu khol ke zulfe aa jaye aa jaye
sawan ki ghata sharma jaye
duniya pe andhera chha jaye
sawan ki ghata sharma jaye
duniya pe andhera chha jaye

ban jaye kayamat ka naksha
ban jaye kayamat
kayamat kayamat
kayamat ka naksha
ban jaye kayamat ka naksha
ye naksha bana to bat bane
ye naksha bana to bat bane
ye naksha bana to bat bane
ye naksha bana to bat bane

Oh veiled one, lift the veil a little,
Let the face be revealed, then a song begins.
Like lightning hidden in the cloud,
Set the world ablaze, then a song begins.
Oh veiled one...

Oh, devotee of beauty and justice,
Do not besmirch, do not be defiled.
Lest the fate of the moth be yours,
Lest you meet the same end.
Embrace the flames within your heart,
And yet, protect your hem, then a song begins.
Oh veiled one...

A single glimpse of you,
And we set our hearts aflame.
We fell in a swoon, never to rise,
Lost to a world of sense.
If by chance, we find the modesty of your hem,
Then a song begins.
Oh veiled one...

Oh, devotee of beauty's hem,
There are flowers, and thorns as well.
Oh veiled one...
Lift the veil a little, let the face be revealed,
Then a song begins.

If for a moment in the garden,
You were to unfurl your tresses,
If for a moment in the garden,
You were to unfurl your tresses,
The monsoon clouds would blush in shame,
Darkness would descend upon the world.
A tableau of judgment would take form,
A tableau of judgment would take form,
Then a song begins.
Then a song begins.
Then a song begins.