baaj rahi sahnayi dekho baj rahi sahnayi
angana me baaj rahi sahnayi
ye dunia diwani dekho karti hai manmani
ye dunia diwani dekho karti hai manmani
haye jane na peed parai re parai re parai
dekho baaj rahi sahnayi angana me
baaj rahi sahnayi

sab sakhiya meri mang sajaye
sab sakhiya meri mang sajaye mai asuwan har pirou re
dunia to hasti hai khil khil or mai jhar jhar rou re
dunia to hasti hai khil khil or mai jhar jhar rou re
bin bhawar kali murjhai murjhai
dekho baaj rahi sahnayi angana me baaj rahi sahnayi

sakhiya meri mehandi se
sakhiya meri mehandi se ranngti hai hath re
wo kya jane mera hai suhag nahi sath re
wo kya jane mera hai suhag nahi sath re
mere piya ne tu bisrayi bisrayi bisrayi
dekho baaj rahi sahnayi angana me
baaj rahi sahnayi

The shehnai weeps, a melody unfurled,
Within the courtyard, a story of the world.
This world, it dances, heedless of the soul,
A reckless game, beyond my control.
It knows not the ache, the silent, hidden tear,
The shehnai weeps, for sorrows drawing near.

My friends adorn their parting lines with care,
While I string tears, a necklace of despair.
The world it laughs, a blooming, vibrant show,
While I in torrents of sorrow, softly go.
A bud, unblossomed, withered by the breeze,
The shehnai weeps, among the rustling trees.

My sisters stain their hands with henna's art,
Oblivious to the wound that tears apart.
They know not that my love is not my own,
That I am severed, utterly alone.
My love, forgotten, lost in memory's deep,
The shehnai weeps, as silent sorrows sleep.