pahan chunariya kali ho pahan chunariya kali
jhilmil deepo wali ho jhilmil deepo wali
pahan chunariya kali ho jhilmil deepo wali
dekho nach rhi hai diwali ho nach rhi hai diwali
o o o
saulaa ki? bahut manhgi hai prit mohabbat
bahut manhgi hai prit mohabbat
wo sabse kangaal bda hai
sabse kangaal bda hai jiska dil hai khali
jiska dil hai khali ho khali ho khali
ho nach rhi hai diwali

pahan chunariya kali jhilmil deepo wali
dekho nach rhi hai diwali ho nach rhi hai diwali

sun meri guiya deep jalale man me apni prit jagale
mit jaye dukh ka andhiyara rat thr na kali na kali
na kali na kali nach rhi diwali
dekho nach rhi hai diwali ho nachrhi diwali

Clothed in a dark sari, oh, a dark sari,
With lamps a-glimmering, oh, lamps a-glimmering,
Clothed in a dark sari, with lamps a-glimmering,
Behold, Diwali dances, oh, Diwali dances!
Oh, oh, oh!

Love's price, it’s steep, love's price, it’s steep,
So very costly, love’s deep keep.
He is most impoverished, he, most impoverished,
Whose heart is empty, whose heart is empty,
Oh, empty, oh, empty!
Oh, Diwali dances!

Clothed in a dark sari, with lamps a-glimmering,
Behold, Diwali dances, alas, Diwali dances!

Listen, my sister, light the lamps within,
Awaken love's flame, let love begin.
Let sorrow's darkness vanish and flee,
No night will linger, no night will be free,
No darkness, no darkness! Diwali dances!
Clothed in a dark sari, with lamps a-glimmering,
Behold, Diwali dances, oh, Diwali dances!