idhar surahi udhar jam hai idhar hai rat suhani
dekh ke chikne chikne chehre
budhpe pe aa gayi jawani jawani
pakdo pakdo re jawani mere hath se nikli jaye
pakdo pakdo re jawani mere hath se nikli jaye
pakdo pakdo re jawani mere hath se nikli jaye
mai to karta rah gaya shor mera chale na koi jor
dekho dekho rup ki machli mere jal se fisli jaye
pakdo pakdo re jawani mere hath se nikli jaye

masti hai muskan ke andar halchal har arman ke andar
itni furti jan ke andar jaise teer kaman ke andar
masti hai muskan ke andar halchal har arman ke andar
itni furti jan ke andar jaise teer kaman ke andar
aage aage mai aau to piche piche khishki jaye
aage aage mai aau to piche piche khishki jaye
pakdo pakdo re jawani mere hath se nikli jaye

aankh se kajal sarak gaya hai rup ka suraj bhadak gaya hai
dekh kaleja dhadak gaya hai jisne dekha fadak gaya hai
aankh se kajal sarak gaya hai rup ka suraj bhadak gaya hai
dekh kaleja dhadak gaya hai jisne dekha fadak gaya hai

dekh ke hirni jaisi chal tabiyat machli machli jaye
dekh ke hirni jaisi chal tabiyat machli machli jaye
pakdo pakdo re jawani mere hath se nikli jaye
mai to karta rah gaya shor mera chale na koi jor
dekho dekho rup ki machli mere jal se fisli jaye
pakdo pakdo re jawani mere hath se nikli jaye

Here, the goblet, there the wine, tonight a sweet, soft rhyme,
Seeing faces smooth and bright,
Old age blooms with youthful light,
Catch her, catch her, youth escapes,
Slipping through my hands' soft shapes,
Catch her, catch her, youth departs,
Slipping from my very hearts,
I just shout, a helpless plea,
My strength has flown, and set youth free,
See, the beauty, like a fish,
Slips away, beyond my wish,
Catch her, catch her, youth escapes.

Joy resides in every smile,
Every longing stirs awhile,
Such swiftness in the living soul,
Like an arrow, finds its goal,
Joy resides in every smile,
Every longing stirs awhile,
Such swiftness in the living soul,
Like an arrow, finds its goal,
I advance, yet she retreats,
From my grasp, her spirit fleets,
Catch her, catch her, youth departs.

From the eye, the kohl now streams,
Beauty's sun, now brightly gleams,
Seeing this, the heart takes fright,
Those who gaze, now filled with light,
From the eye, the kohl now streams,
Beauty's sun, now brightly gleams,
Seeing this, the heart takes fright,
Those who gaze, now filled with light.

Seeing grace, a deer's soft pace,
My desires, they interlace,
Seeing grace, a deer's soft pace,
My desires, they interlace,
Catch her, catch her, youth escapes,
I just shout, a helpless plea,
My strength has flown, and set youth free,
See, the beauty, like a fish,
Slips away, beyond my wish,
Catch her, catch her, youth escapes.