rukhsana haye rukhsana
rukhsana vai vai rukhsana
rukhsana vai vai rukhsana
dekho ji mere piche mat aana
dekho ji mere piche mat aana
kurbana vai vai kubana
kurbana vai vai kubana
dekho ji aaya tera diwana

patli kamar patli kamar tirchi najar
uspe teri hirni jaisi chal
thadpe idhar tera jigar
haye mere pyar ka kamal
meri chamo meri balmo hame na thadpana
kurbana kubana kurbana kubana
dekho ji aaya tera diwana

dekho mujhe dekho mujhe
chedo nahi fir na kabhi lena mera naam
pyar tera roke mujhe
tujhko mera dur se salam
mere dar pe khade hoke kabhi na yu jana
rukhsana vai vai rukhsana

Rukhsana, oh Rukhsana,
Rukhsana, woe, woe, Rukhsana.
Rukhsana, woe Rukhsana, woe,
See, do not follow after me.
See, do not follow after me.
Sacrifice, woe, woe, sacrifice.
Sacrifice, woe, woe, sacrifice.
Behold, your mad lover comes.

Slender waist, slender waist, sideways glance,
And your gazelle-like grace.
My heart aches here for you,
Oh, the wonder of my love!
My darling, my beloved, do not torment us so.
Sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice.
Behold, your mad lover comes.

Look at me, look at me,
Do not tease, then never speak my name.
To your love, from afar, a greeting,
To you, from afar, my greeting.
Never pass by my door again,
Rukhsana, woe, woe, Rukhsana.