kya bhala hai kya khala hai
kya khudi mein jala kya bhuja phir
kya dhuaan ye raat mein ghulta
ae saanse faana hai fareeda aa
ae saanse faana hai fareeda aa
ae saanse faana hai fareeda oh

kal mere kareeb tha khuda
kal mere kareeb tha khuda
aur nasheen rango fiza
raasta peeron jahaan
aalam bhi khushnuma tha

kya hua jaan tum gaye jo
hum dil ki pardo mein
kab subah ki pehel hogi
un dilon ke arshon mein
shareeda fareeda fareeda
shareeda fareeda fareeda

What good, what void,
Ignited in the self, then quelled?
What smoke, that night, dissolves,
O breaths, annihilation's plea, Farida, ah!
O breaths, annihilation's plea, Farida, ah!
O breaths, annihilation's plea, Farida, oh!

Yesterday, God was near to me,
Yesterday, God was near to me,
And the colors, a vibrant design.
Threading the path, where,
The world, a sight so fine.

What became of us, love, when you departed?
Within the heart's hidden screens,
When will dawn's first light arrive,
In those hearts' celestial realms?
Sharida, Farida, Farida,
Sharida, Farida, Farida.