bhul jana chahti hu bhul jana chahti hu
bhul pati bhi nahi bhul jana chahti hu
jeete jeete thak gayi mai jeete jeete thak gayi mai
nind aati hi nahi bhul jana chahti hu

ab na phule daliyo par jalte sulo ke chirag
ab na phule daliyo par jalte sulo ke chirag
ho chuka viran meri zindagi ka phulbag
ho chuka viran meri zindagi ka phulbag
aasuo ki dhar ab to aasuo ki dhar ab hamko
dubati hi nahi bhul jana chahti hu
bhul pati bhi nahi bhul jana chahti hu

I yearn to forget, I yearn to forget,
Yet forgetting eludes, I yearn to forget.
Weary, weary of living, I have become,
Sleep's gentle embrace, it will not come.

No longer do lanterns of embers ignite,
No longer do lanterns of embers ignite,
My life's garden, now barren, bereft of light.
My life's garden, now barren, bereft of light.
The river of tears, the river of tears now,
Cannot drown me, though I yearn to forget.
Yet forgetting eludes, I yearn to forget.