dekho inhen, ye hain os kee boonden

patton kee god mein aasamaan se koodein

angadaai len phir karavat badal kar

najuk se moti hans den fisal kar

kho naa jaaen ye

taareephen zameen par

ye to hai sardi mein dhoop kee kirane

utren jo aangan ko sunaharaa sa karne

man ke andheron ko roshan sa kar den

thithurati hatheli kee rangath badal den

kho naa jaaen ye

taareephen zameen par

jaise aankhon kee dibiya mein nindiya, aur nindiya mein meetha sa sapnaa

aur sapane mein mil jae farishta sa koyi

jaise rangon bhari pichakaari, jaise titliyaan phulon kee kyari

jaise binaa matlab ka pyaaraa rishta ho koyi

ye to aashaa kee lahar hai

ye to ummid kee sahar hai

khushiyon kee nahar hai

kho naa jaaen ye

taareephen zameen par

dekho, raaton ke seene pe, ye to jhilmil kisi lau se uge hain

ye to ambia kee khushboo hain, baagon se baha chale

jaise kaanch mein chuudi ke tukaden, jaise khile-khile phulon ke mukhaden

jaise bansi koyi bajaae pedo ke tale

ye to jhonke hain pavan ke

hain ye ghungroo jeevan ke

ye to sur hain chaman ke

kho naa jaaen ye

taareephen zameen par

mohalle kee raunak galiyaan hain jaise

khilne kee zid par kaliyaan hain jaise

mutthi mein mausam kee jaise hawaayen

ye hain buzurgon ke dil kee duaen

kho naa jaaen ye

taareephen zameen par

taareephen zameen par

kabhi baathen jaise daadi, nani, kabhi chhalke jaise mam-mam paani

kabhi ban jaaen bhole savaalon kee jadi (kho naa jaaen ye)

sannaate mein hansee ke jaise, suune honton pe khushii ke jaise

ye to noor hain, barase 'gar teri qismat ho badi (kho naa jaaen ye)

jaise jheel mein laharaae chanda, jaise bheed mein apanae ka kandhaa

jaise manamaujee nadiya jhaag udaayen, kuch kahen (kho naa jaaen, kho naa jaaen ye)

jaise baithe-baithe meethi see jhapai, jaise pyaar kee dhimi see thapki (kho naa jaaen)

jaise kaanon mein sargam har-dam bajati hee rahe, jaise barkha udaati hai bundiya (o)

kho naa jaaen

kho naa jaaen

kho naa jaaen

kho naa jaaen ye

kho naa jaaen ye

kho naa jaaen ye