Pyaas bujhe kab
ik darshan se
tan sulgey bas ek lagan mein (x2).
A lover’s thirst can’t be quenched by just one sight of the beloved,
yet the body can catch fire with just one experience of love.
Mann bole rakh loon main mann mein
mann bole rakh loon main mann mein
kaisi anokhi baat re.
I yearn to keep my sweetheart’s image enclosed inside my mind,
I yearn to keep my sweetheart’s image enclosed inside my eyes,
what a wondrous strange thing it is.
Aaja saiyaan more nainan mein
so palak dhaanp tohe loon
nh main dekhun ghairan ko
na tohe dekhan doon.
Come, o beloved, and dwell in my eyes
so I can lovingly conceal you there I will not gaze at another
and will not let you do so either.
Anokha laadla
khelan ko maange chaand re (x2),
anokha.
My wondrous darling
asks to play with the moon
wondrous.
Anokha ladla
khelan ko mange chand re
anokha ladl
khelan ko maange chaand.
Kaisi anokhi baat re
kaisi anokhi baat re
anokha.
What a wondrous strange thing it is
wondrous.
Jis pe na beeti wo kab jaane
jag wale aaye samjhaane (x2),
without suffering what I have, my pain cannot be understood,
yet people try to reason with me.
Pagal dil koi baat na maane
pagal dil koi baat na maane
kaisi anokhi baat re,
anokha laadla
khelan ko maange chaand re (x2),
anokha haan
anokha haan
anokha.
My crazed heart refuses to listen,
what a wondrous strange thing it is,
my wondrous darling asks to play with the moon.
Tan ke ghaao to bhar gaye daata
mann ka ghaao nahi bhar paata (x2),
man ka ghaao naheen bhar paata
ji ka haal samajh nahi aata
ji ka haal samajh nahi aata
kaisi anokhi baat re.
The wounds of the body have healed, o benefactor,
but the wounds of the heart refuse to heal,
it is impossible to understand the state of my heart,
what a wondrous strange thing it is.
Anokha laadla
khelan ko maange chaand re
anokha ladla,
anokha laadla
khelan ko maange chaand
kaisi anokhi baat re
kaisi anokhi baat re .. Anokha
anokha.
Pyaas bujhe kab ik darshan se
tan sulge bas ek lagan mien (x2),
man bole rakh loon main mann mein
man bole rakh loon main mann mein
kaisi anokhi baat re,
anokha ladla, khelan ko mange chand re (x2),
kaisi anokhi baat re (x2),
anokha, anokha (x2).
