jane kahan khoya mera lal khoya mera lal
teri khoj mein rote rote yu hi bit gaye kai sal
teri khoj mein rote rote yu hi bit gaye kai sal
jane kahan khoya mera lal khoya mera lal

galiyon ki dhun bani meri jindgani
koi to batao mere lal ki nishani
hay re na jane kyun chup hai dharti chup hai gagan dishaye
na jane kyun chup hai dharti chup hai gagan dishaye
jane kahan khoya mera lal khoya mera lal

kahan kahan thunthe tohe mamata ki mari ma
kahan jag sara kahan main dukhiyari
kabhi kahun aaj mera lal hai yahan
kabhi kahun aise mere bhagya kahan
hay re isi aasha aur nirasha mein
yu hi bit gaye kai saal
isi aasha aur nirasha mein
yu hi bit gaye kai saal
jane kahan khoya mera lal khoya mera lal
teri khoj mein rote rote yu hi bit gaye kai sal
teri khoj mein rote rote yu hi bit gaye kai sal

Where has my darling gone, lost, my own?
Years have passed, tears have flowed, unknown.
Years have passed, tears have flowed, unknown.
Where has my darling gone, lost, my own?

Dust of the streets, my life has become,
Tell me, someone, of my child, where from?
Alas, why silence, earth and sky so vast?
Alas, why silence, future and the past?
Where has my darling gone, lost, my own?

Where did I search, love's mother, torn?
Where is the world, where am I, forlorn?
Sometimes I dream, my love is standing near,
Sometimes I weep, such joy, I cannot bear.
Alas, in hope and in despair's cruel sway,
Years have vanished, slipped away.
In hope and in despair's cruel sway,
Years have vanished, slipped away.
Where has my darling gone, lost, my own?
Years have passed, tears have flowed, unknown.
Years have passed, tears have flowed, unknown.