kisi ke ghar me to ghee ke chirag jalte hai
humare dard bhare dil me daag jalte hai
kya bataye tujhe apne ghar ka nisha
aaj ki raah bhi hai andhera jaha

bujh gaya ho diya jiske ummed ka
is khushi ki use kya khushi ho bhala
ek tute huye dil se nikli sada
dard banke diwali ki raat aa gayi
sath me aaj puri barat aa gayi

In homes of others, ghee lamps brightly gleam,
While in my wounded heart, dark shadows stream.
How can I show you the mark of my despair?
Tonight, again, the darkness lingers there.

The lamp of hope, for which his faith did yearn,
Has flickered out, its light no longer burn.
What joy can touch a soul so deeply torn?
From a broken heart, a mournful echo born,
Pain's Diwali night, in sorrow, is reborn,
And with it comes the wedding, sorrow-worn.