badnam na ho jau ae aansuo na behna ae mere dil ke tufa
ankho me band rehna duniya se na kehna
badnam na ho jau nakamiyo ne dil ki khilti kali
masal di nakamiyo ne dil ki khilti kali
masal di phoolo ke badle humne
aashko ka har pehna ye pyar ka
hai gehna badnam na ho jau

kitne sitam uthaye kuch yad bhi nahi hai
kitne sitam uthaye kuch yad bhi nahi hai
hotho pe ab humare fariyad bhi nahi hai
sikha hai zulm sehna badnam na ho jau
tufan badh raha hai or dur hai kinara
tufan badh raha hai or dur hai
kinara tinke ka bhi nahi hai dil ke liye sahara
ye ja ke unse kehna badnam na ho jau

Do not flow, tears, lest I be shamed,
Oh, tempest of my heart, stay chained.
Remain locked within, whisper not to the world,
Lest the world see, and my spirit be unfurled.
Failure's hand has crushed the heart's tender bloom,
Failure's hand has sealed my impending doom.
A garland of tears, a jewel of love's pain,
Lest I be shamed, and my heart's secrets stain.

So many sorrows, I cannot recall them all,
So many sorrows, I heed not their call.
Upon my lips, no plea, no wail,
I have learned to suffer, to silently fail.
The storm rages, and the shore is far away,
The storm rages, and the shore is astray.
No straw to grasp, no solace to find,
Go, tell them this, lest I lose my mind.