koi to sune mere ghum ka fasana
kahin mar dale na zalim zamana, zalim zamana
koi to sune mere ghum ka fasana
kahin mar dale na zalim zamana, zalim zamana

kafas mein aye bul-bul
jee bhar ke ro le tu, jee bhar ke ro le
kafas mein aye bul-bul
jee bhar ke ro le tu, jee bhar ke ro le
chuman mein tera jal gaya ashiyana
kahin mar dale na zalim zamana, zalim zamana
koi to sune mere ghum ka fasana
kahin mar dale na zalim zamana, zalim zamana

kasam hai tumhe meri, haye kasam hai tumhe
meri barabadiyon ki, han barabadiyon ki
kasam hai tumhe meri, haye kasam hai tumhe
meri barabadiyon ki, han barabadiyon ki
meri mout par tum na ansoo bahana
kahin mar dale na zalim zamana, zalim zamana
koi to sune mere ghum ka fasana
kahin mar dale na zalim zamana, zalim zamana

Someone, hear my tale of woe,
Lest this cruel age deliver the final blow.
Someone, hear my tale of woe,
Lest this cruel age deliver the final blow.

In this cage, O nightingale,
Weep your fill, let your sorrow wail.
In this cage, O nightingale,
Weep your fill, let your sorrow wail.
Your nest of dreams, the garden's pyre,
Lest this cruel age extinguish the fire.
Someone, hear my tale of woe,
Lest this cruel age deliver the final blow.

I implore you, swear it true,
By all the wreckage, I've come to.
I implore you, swear it true,
By all the wreckage, I've come to.
Do not weep for me, when I'm gone,
Lest this cruel age linger on.
Someone, hear my tale of woe,
Lest this cruel age deliver the final blow.