bura lagta hai lage duniya ko
apni marji se jiunga mai to
bura lagta hai lage duniya ko
apni marji se jiunga mai to

sidhi chal chalu ya
tedhi mai manmauji diwana
bhare hue maykhane chhodu le lu khali paimana
jis haal me hu achha hu
kya lena mujhe duniya se
bura lagta hai lage duniya ko
apni marji se jiunga mai to

khushiya meri gum bhi mere
duniya ka ehsaan na lu
bikta hai jo bazaro me
mai aisa imaan na lun
mera dard mubarak mujhko
duniya ki jhuthi dawa se
bura lagta hai lage duniya ko
apni marji se jiunga mai to
bura lagta hai lage duniya ko
apni marji se jiunga mai to
bura lagta hai lage duniya ko
apni marji se jiunga mai to

Let the world disapprove, let them stare,
By my own will, my life I'll bear.
Let the world disapprove, let them see,
By my own will, eternally free.

Shall I walk the straight or crooked way,
A madcap spirit, come what may?
Leave the taverns brimming, find the empty glass,
Content in this moment, let the world pass.
What need have I of the world's decree?
Let the world disapprove, and leave me be.
By my own will, my life I'll decree.

My joys are mine, my sorrows too,
No debt of the world, I'll see it through.
No faith for sale in the market's gleam,
I'll not barter away my dream.
My pain is mine, a sacred art,
No solace in the world's false heart.
Let the world disapprove, and leave me be.
By my own will, my life I'll decree.
Let the world disapprove, let them stare,
By my own will, my life I'll bear.
Let the world disapprove, let them see,
By my own will, eternally free.