iss dil kee halat kya kahiye
jo shad bhi hai nashad bhi hai

kuch kho bhi diya kuch pa bhi liya
kuch kho bhi diya kuch pa bhi liya
ik rag khushi ne ga bhi liya
aur hontho pe fariyad bhi hai
dil shad bhi hai nashad bhi hai
iss dil kee halat kya kahiye
jo shad bhi hai nashad bhi hai

bujhte hain chirag bujhte hain chirag
uthata hai dhuan
sine me basa hai gam kaa jahan
abad bhi hai barabad bhi hai
dil shad bhi hai nashad bhi hai
iss dil kee halat kya kahiye
jo shad bhi hai nashad bhi hai

chahat kaa jamana dekha tha
chahat kaa jamana dekha tha
ek kwab suhana dekha tha
kuch bhul gaye kuch yad bhi hai
dil shad bhi hai nashad bhi hai
iss dil kee halat kya kahiye
jo shad bhi hai nashad bhi hai

What can I say of this heart's plight,
Joyful it is, and yet, in the night

It has lost some, and some it has kept,
A song of joy, a sorrow it wept.
A melody sung, a plea on the lip,
This heart finds solace, and sorrow's grip.
This heart is joyful, yet sorrow it knows,
What can I say of the heart that grows,
Joyful it is, and yet, in the night.

The lamps are dimming, the embers fade,
Smoke ascends, a mournful cascade,
A world of grief within the breast resides,
Flourishing now, and forever it slides.
This heart is joyful, yet sorrow it knows,
What can I say of the heart that grows,
Joyful it is, and yet, in the night.

I saw the world of longing, it seemed,
A beautiful dream, a vision gleamed.
Some things forgotten, some memories stay,
This heart is joyful, yet sorrow's display.
This heart is joyful, yet sorrow it knows,
What can I say of the heart that grows,
Joyful it is, and yet, in the night.