bumbaro bumbaro shaam ra.ng bumbaro
aa_e ho kis bagiyaa se o o tum
bha.nvare o shaam bha.nvare khushiyo.n ko saath laa_e
meha.ndii kii raat me.n tum leke saugaat aa_e
o kaajal kaa ra.ng laa_e nazare.n utaarane ko
baago.n se phuul laa_e raste sa.Nvaarane ko
aa_o meha.ndii kii chhaa.nv me.n giit sunaa_e.n bumbaro
jhuume.n naache.n saaz uThaa_e.n jashn manaa_e bumbaro
ho bumbaro bumbaro ...

khil khil ke laal hu_aa meha.ndii kaa ra.ng aise
gorii hatheliyo.n pe khilate ho.n phuul jaise 
ye ra.ng dhuup kaa hai ye ra.ng chhaa.Nv kaa hai
meha.ndii kaa ra.ng nahii.n maa.N kii du_aa_o.n kaa hai
is meha.ndii kaa ra.ng hai sachchaa baakii saare jhuuThe
haatho.n se ab meha.ndii kaa ra.ng kabhii naa chhuuTe
o bumbaro bumbaro ...

cha.ndaa kii paalakii me.n dil kii muraad laa_ii
jannat kaa nuur leke meha.ndii kii raat aa_ii
rukh pe saheliyo.n ke khvaabo.n kii roshanii hai
sabhii du_aa_e.n maa.ngii rab ne kubuul kii hai
ye haatho.n kii meha.ndii hai yaa shaam kii laalii
chaa.nd sitaare lekar aa_e raat niraalii
o cha.ndaa kii paalakii me.n ...