saheli puchu ek paheli saheli puchu ek paheli
saheli puchu ek paheli saheli puchu ek paheli
pucho lakho jiske chahne wale
lakho jiske chahne wale fir bhi kahe akeli
saheli puchu ek paheli saheli puchu ek paheli
lakho jiske chahne wale fir bhi kahe akeli

shayad wo koi jogan hogi ghumti firti ban ban hogi
shayad wo koi jogan hogi ghumti firti ban ban hogi
thik hai na uska nam pata batlaao

wo to jaan bhari mahfil ki wo laal pari mahfil ki
wo to jaan bhari mahfil ki wo laal pari mahfil ki
are bujho bujho bujho
hare hare hare ab tumhi batao
pyar ke mare dukhiyari ka nam shama hai bechari ka
pyar ke mare dukhiyari ka nam shama hai bechari ka
shama kaise

iske diwane parwane aa jate hai pankh jalane
wo to dam bhar me jal jaye
wo to dam bhar me jal jaye
rah jaye ye akeli saheli
kaisi lagi paheli sakhi kaisi lagi paheli

saheli puchu ek paheli
saheli puchu ek paheli
pucho koi na jiska chahne wala
koi na jiska chahne wala fir bhi nahi akeli
saheli puchu ek paheli saheli puchu ek paheli
koi na jiska chahne wala fir bhi nahi akeli
baat ye pahli se hai mushkil
socho to mil jayega hal
socho socho socho sujhi sujhi sujhi
hogi wo koi bawraiya mila na jise sawariya
hogi wo koi bawraiya mila na jise sawariya
log diwani samjh ke hasi udate honge
jaha wo jaati hogi waha mele lag jate honge
thik hai na na na na to tumhi batao
batau bolo hare hare hare hare suno

na wo bawraiya na wo diwani
unche sihasan me baithe wo rani
na wo bawraiya na wo diwani
unche sihasan me baithe wo rani
sidhi sadhi ek bat hai us rani ka nam raat hai
sidhi sadhi ek bat hai us rani ka nam raat hai
raat wo kaise raat ko sari dunia soyi
meet raat ka koi na hoye
raat ko sari dunia soyi
meet raat ka koi na hoye
lekin fir bhi god me uski lakho taare
god me uski lakho taare
kahe rahe wo akeli kaisi lagi pahlli
saheli achi lagi paheli
saheli kaisi lagi pahlli
saheli achi lagi paheli

A riddle I pose, a riddle I ask,
A riddle I pose, a riddle I ask.

Millions adore, their hearts entwined,
Yet she walks alone, a solitary find?
A riddle I pose, a riddle I ask,
Millions adore, yet she wears a mask.

Perhaps a yogini, wandering free,
Through forests and wilds, for all to see.
Tell me, friend, is this her trace?

She's the life of the party, a crimson grace,
She's the life of the party, a crimson grace.
Come, guess, guess, guess!

Defeated, defeated, defeated. Now you impart,
Her name is "Shama," love's broken heart.
Burning for passion, a flame's dark art.
How can it be, this heart so torn?

Upon her, moths rush, drawn to fire's kiss,
Wings ablaze, lost in a moment's bliss.
She burns in an instant, a fleeting phase,
Leaving behind solitude's maze.

Alone she remains, this riddle's sting.
How fares the puzzle, oh friend, does it sing?
A riddle I pose, a riddle I ask,
A riddle I pose, a riddle I ask.

None to desire, no soul to claim,
Yet she's never alone, in sun or rain.
A riddle I pose, a riddle I ask,
None to desire, no soul to claim.

Harder this time, a deeper plight,
Consider the answer, and find the light.
Think, think, think! Understand!

Perhaps a madwoman, never wed,
Seeking her love, her words unsaid.
Scorned and derided, by all around,
Wherever she travels, crowds abound.
Is that it? Tell me, do speak!

I'll tell you then! Hear, hear, hear!

Neither mad, nor lost in mind,
Upon a throne, a queen you'll find.
Neither mad, nor lost in mind,
Upon a throne, a queen you'll find.

A simple truth, a clear decree,
The queen's name is "Night," you see.
A simple truth, a clear decree,
The queen's name is "Night," you see.

How is it that night, the world asleep?
No friend to keep, no secrets to keep.
The world is asleep, a silent decree,
No friend to keep, no one to see.

Yet in her embrace, a million stars gleam,
In her embrace, a cosmic dream.
Why is she alone? The riddle's art.
How does the puzzle touch your heart?
Oh friend, does it please?
Oh friend, does it ease?