badi barbaadiya le kar meri duniya mein pyaar aaya
hansi ek baar aayi hai, to rona lakh baar aaya
badi barbaadiya le kar

bhara ashkon se vo daman jise phulon se bharna tha
bhara ashkon se vo daman jise phulon se bharna tha
mujhe is bevafa duniya pe rona baar baar aaya
badi barbaadiya le kar meri duniya mein pyaar aaya
badi barbaadiya le kar

vafa tadpi kushi royi lute armaan hansi duniya
vafa tadpi kushi royi lute armaan hansi duniya
jo aansu aankh mein aaya, vo ho kar beqaraar aaya
badi barbaadiya le kar meri duniya mein pyaar aaya
hansi ek baar aayi hai, to rona lakh baar aaya
badi barbaadiya le kar

Love arrived, a bringer of ruin, to my world,
Laughter bloomed but once, a thousand weepings unfurled.
A tide of ruin, a sea of woe.

A cloak meant for blossoms, filled with tears instead,
A cloak meant for blossoms, a river I was bred.
To mourn this faithless world, a sorrow I have known.
Love arrived, a bringer of ruin, to my world,
A tide of ruin, a sea of woe.

Fidelity ached, joy wept, hopes were stolen, the world sneered,
Fidelity ached, joy wept, hopes were stolen, the world sneered,
The tears that welled in my eye, restless, they appeared.
Love arrived, a bringer of ruin, to my world,
Laughter bloomed but once, a thousand weepings unfurled.
A tide of ruin, a sea of woe.