khel khel me khelam khela khel khel kaisa jhamela
khel khel me khelam khela khel khel kaisa jhamela
khel khel nahle pe dahla
khel khel me relam rela relam rela relam rela
khel khel me khelam khela khel khel kaisa jhamela

khel khel ganda ye ganda khel khel ka bana hai dhandha
khel khel ganda ye ganda khel khel ka bana hai dhandha
satrang chali hai ustado ki mohra bana bechara chela
satrang chali hai ustado ki mohra bana bechara chela
khel khel me khelam khela khel khel kaisa jhamela
khel khel me khelam khela khel khel kaisa jhamela

khel khel takat se chalata sikke par kodi par palta
khel khel takat se chalata sikke par kodi par palta
khel khiladi dhup me chalta chhav me baitha man hai maila
khel khiladi dhup me chalta chhav me baitha man hai maila
khel khel me khelam khela khel khel kaisa jhamela

khel khel me khel chala hai ek dooba ek tara hai
khel khel me khel chala hai jahar siyasat jahar nasha ek
jahar siyasat jahar nasha ek bharat ki rag rag me faila
jahar siyasat jahar nasha ek bharat ki rag rag me faila
khel khel me khel chala hai ek dooba or ek tara hai
jahar siyasat jahar nasha ek jahar siyasat jahar nasha ek
bharat ki rag rag me faila

khel khel me khelam khela khel khel kaisa jhamela
khel khel me khelam khela khel khel kaisa jhamela
khel khel nahle pe dahla
khel khel me relam rela relam rela relam rela
khel khel me khelam khela khel khel kaisa jhamela

A game within a game, a playful plight,
A game within a game, a tangled night.
The game, a nine, the soul, a ten,
A game within a game, a tangled den.
A game within a game, a playful plight.

This game is foul, a dirty trade,
From tainted play, a fortune made.
The masters move, the pawns are frail,
The student lost, begins to fail.
A game within a game, a tangled night.
A game within a game, a playful plight.

By power's hand, the game is spun,
On coins and shells, the prizes won.
The player sweats beneath the sun,
While shadowed minds are overthrown.
A game within a game, a tangled night.

The game unfolds, one sinks, one gleams,
In poison politics, in poisoned dreams.
In India's veins, the poison streams,
A game unfolds, one sinks, one gleams.
A game within a game, a tangled plight.
A game within a game, a tangled night.
The game, a nine, the soul, a ten,
A game within a game, a tangled den.
A game within a game, a playful plight.