jaha me aayi diwali bade charaag jale
hamare dil me magar tere gham ke daag jale
jaha me aayi diwali bade charaag jale
hamare dil me magar tere gham ke daag jale

kadam kadam pe charaago ka aaj mela hai
bujha huwa mere dil ka diya akela hai
kabhi na aise kisi ki khushi ka baag jale
hamare dil me magar tere gham ke daag jale

ajib rang liye abb ke aayi diwali
ajib rang liye abb ke aayi diwali
kisi ne ghar ko jala ke manaayi diwali
udhar charaag idhar dil kaa daag daag jale

jamin pe utra huwa kaafila sitaaro ka
dilaaye yaad sama pyaar ki bahaaro ka
jo tum nahi ho toh kaise mera charaag jale
hamare dil me magar tere gham ke daag jale
jaha me aayi diwali bade charaag jale
hamare dil me magar tere gham ke daag jale

The world ablaze with Diwali's light,
Yet in my heart, your sorrow takes its flight.
The world ablaze with Diwali's light,
Yet in my heart, your sorrow takes its flight.

A festival of lamps at every stride,
My heart's lone lamp, forever denied.
No joy can touch, no garden bloom so bright,
Yet in my heart, your sorrow takes its flight.

This Diwali comes in hues so strange,
This Diwali comes in hues that rearrange.
Some burn their homes to find their festive rite,
While lamps ignite, my heart bears scars of blight.

The caravan of stars descends to earth,
Recalling blooms of love, of tender worth.
Without your presence, how can my lamp ignite?
Yet in my heart, your sorrow takes its flight.
The world ablaze with Diwali's light,
Yet in my heart, your sorrow takes its flight.