Dilkasho, dilnasheen, main hoon ik kali

Khushbuyon rangon ki, baahon mein padeh

Mehka sa ang hai, behka sa rang hai

Kyun main hoon manchali, kisko yahan hai pataa



Yeh kaisa roop hai, ho chaaon ya dhoop hai

Hai nazuk si kali tu kaun hai yeh bataa

Tu mehki mehki, tu jawan jawan

Rango bari hogi daastan

Yunhi khili tu, jinse mili tu

Kaise kaise bawre the hume bataa de



Kaise sunaun main yeh dastaan

Koi jaise yeh kehta hai yahaan

Beeta hua kal, beetay hue pal

Dheere dheere dil se tu unhe bhula de



Kal yeh kali na rahe bhi toh gum kya


Raah mein phool aur kaliyan hain kum kya

Jaaon jahan, dekho jahan

Chehron ki kaliyan hi kaliyan hai khilti wahan dekhna



Ho mehka sa ang hai, behka sa rang hai

Kyun ri aye manchali, tu kaun hai yeh bataa

Yeh kaisa roop hai, ho chaaon ya dhoop hai

Hai nazuk si kali tu kaun hai yeh bataa

Tu mehki mehki, tu jawan jawan

Rango bari hogi daastan

Yunhi khili tu, jinse mili tu

Kaise kaise bawre the hume bataa de



Kaise sunaun main yeh dastaan

Koi jaise yeh kehta hai yahaan

Beeta hua kal, beetay hue pal

Dheere dheere dil se tu unhe bhula de