rimjhim rimjhim kajri badri barsan lagi re
dayya re dayya
preet balam pardeshi ki man me
bhadkan bhadkan lagi re
ho badariya barsan lagi re
rimjhim rimjhim kajri badri barsan lagi re
dayya re dayya
preet balam pardeshi ki man me
bhadkan bhadkan lagi re
o badariya barsan lagi re

hum pahle hi preet ke mare
rukh se papiha pihu pihu pukare
aaya tufan meri najuk si jaan
balma tadpan tadpan lagi re
o badariya barsan lagi re
rimjhim rimjhim kajri badri barsan lagi re

haye mujhpe gir jati bijuriya
par aate na mohe yaad sawariya
bebas hai laaj pawan aisi hai aas
chunri sarkan sarkan lagi re
o badariya barsan lagi re
rimjhim rimjhim kajri badri barsan lagi re

barsi hai sau bar fuhare
par ab ke hai kuch or bahaare
kaisi fuhar padi jane is baar
agni bhadkan bhadkan lagi re
o badariya barsan lagi re
rimjhim rimjhim kajri badri barsan lagi re
dayya re dayya
preet balam pardeshi ki man me
bhadkan bhadkan lagi re
o badariya barsan lagi re

Drizzle, drizzle, clouds of kohl descend,
Oh, the rain begins to pour,
Mercy, oh mercy,
Love for my absent beloved,
In my heart, a burning fire,
Oh, the clouds begin to pour.
Drizzle, drizzle, clouds of kohl descend,
Oh, the rain begins to pour,
Mercy, oh mercy,
Love for my absent beloved,
In my heart, a burning fire,
Oh, the clouds begin to pour.

Already wounded by love's arrow,
Like the *Papiha* bird, I cry his name,
A tempest arrives, my fragile soul,
For my love, a restless yearning,
Oh, the clouds begin to pour.
Drizzle, drizzle, clouds of kohl descend.

Upon me, lightning strikes and falls,
Yet, my beloved's face, memory it thwarts,
Helpless is shame, the wind a hope,
My veil, it slips and slides,
Oh, the clouds begin to pour.
Drizzle, drizzle, clouds of kohl descend.

A hundred times the showers have fallen,
But now, a different spring awakens,
What strange rain has fallen this time,
A fire, it burns and flares,
Oh, the clouds begin to pour.
Drizzle, drizzle, clouds of kohl descend,
Oh, the rain begins to pour,
Mercy, oh mercy,
Love for my absent beloved,
In my heart, a burning fire,
Oh, the clouds begin to pour.