badnasibi ka gila
badnasibi ka gila ai dil-e-nashad na kar hay fariyad na kar
badnasibi ka gila
badnasibi ka gila ai dil-e-nashad na kar hay fariyad na kar

har ghadi aish ka saamaan kaha rehta hai
har ghadi aish ka saamaan kaha rehta hai
zindagi bhar koi mehmaan kaha rehta hai
gam badi chiz hai
gam badi chiz hai is chiz ko barbad na kar hay fariyad na kar
badnasibi ka gila ai dil-e-nashad na kar hay fariyad na kar

rone vaale tere rone pe hansi aati hai
rone vaale tere rone pe hansi aati hai
jo ghadi bit gayi vo bhi kabhi aati hai
jab vo zinna nahi
jab vo zinna nahi tab se to unhe yaad na kar hay fariyad na kar
badnasibi ka gila ai dil-e-nashad na kar hay fariyad na kar

ye tera ashq bahana kabhi aur aahe bharna, aahe bharna
pyaar ki rit nahi pyaar ko rusva karna, rusva karna
ghut ke mar ja
ghut ke mar ja magar ai dil kabhi fariyad na kar
hay fariyad na kar
badnasibi ka gila ai dil-e-nashad na kar hay fariyad na kar

Do not lament fate,
O heart, wounded and weary,
Let no cries escape.
Do not lament fate.

Where does joy perpetually dwell?
Where does bliss always reside?
A lifetime, a guest's brief stay.
Grief, a vast and heavy thing.
Do not let it destroy you.
Let no cries escape.
Do not lament fate,
O heart, wounded and weary,
Let no cries escape.

Your weeping evokes laughter,
Your tears, a mocking echo.
The moment gone, returns nevermore.
When they are lost,
Do not cling to memory.
Let no cries escape.
Do not lament fate,
O heart, wounded and weary,
Let no cries escape.

These tears you shed, these sighs you breathe,
Are not the song of love, but its shame.
Suffocate within,
But let no cry ever escape.
Let no cries escape.
Do not lament fate,
O heart, wounded and weary,
Let no cries escape.