badi bewafa hai, udti hawa hai
badi bewafa hai, udti hawa hai
yeh jindagi saakiya aa aa aa
woh duniya kaha hai, milti jaha hai
dil ki khushi saakiya
dil ki khushi saakiya aa aa aa

dekha hai hamne din raat pi ke
nikale na phir bhi armaan ji ke
jhuti hai saki mai ki yeh masti
roshan ho kaise phir dil ki basti
jhuti hai saki mai ki yeh masti
roshan ho kaise phir dil ki basti
yaha na vaha hai jaane kaha hai
woh roshani saakiya
woh roshani saakiya aa aa aa
badi bewafa hai, udti hawa hai
yeh jindagi saakiya

shishe me jo hai woh toh hai nakli
kaha pe chhupa ke rakhi hai asli
aankho se apni ik jaam de de
betaab dil ko aaram de de
aankho se apni ik jaam de de
betaab dil ko aaram de de
tadpa rahi hai rah rah ke dil ki
yeh bekali saakiya
yeh bekali saakiya aa aa aa

A fickle breeze, a wandering air,
So faithless, life, oh, cupbearer,
Where is that world, the meeting place,
Where hearts find joy, oh, cupbearer?
Hearts find joy, oh, cupbearer,

We've drunk all day, and through the night,
Yet wishes linger, dim of light.
The tavern's joy, a fleeting lie,
How can the heart's true home be nigh?
The tavern's joy, a fleeting lie,
How can the heart's true home be nigh?
Nowhere is found, we know not where,
That light we crave, oh, cupbearer,
That light we crave, oh, cupbearer.
A fickle breeze, a wandering air,
So faithless, life, oh, cupbearer.

The glass reveals a false facade,
Where hides the truth, the soul unmarred?
From your own eyes, a single draught,
To soothe the heart, so deeply fraught.
From your own eyes, a single draught,
To soothe the heart, so deeply fraught.
Tormenting now, again and again,
This restless heart, oh, cupbearer,
This restlessness, oh, cupbearer.