khushi acchi hai hame aur na malal accha hai
hamko jis hal me rakhe wahi haal accha hai

qismat ne hamko zulm uthana sikha diya
qismat ne hamko zulm uthana sikha diya
dard-e-jigar ko dil me chupana sikha diya
dard-e-jigar ko dil me chupana sikha diya
qismat ne hamko zulm uthana sikha diya

ab to musibato se bhi rahat si ho gai
ab to musibato se bhi rahat si ho gai
kuch itni khai thokare adat si ho gai
dar-dar ki hamko thokare khana sikha diya
dar-dar ki hamko thokare khana sikha diya
qismat ne hamko zulm uthana sikha diya

dil me jo tis utthe to ahe na bhar sake
dil me jo tis utthe to ahe na bhar sake
duniya ke tir khate rahe, uf na kar sake
duniya ke tir khate rahe, uf na kar sake
apne lahu se pyas bujhana sikha diya
apne lahu se pyas bujhana sikha diya
qismat ne hamko zulm uthana sikha diya
qismat ne hamko zulm uthana sikha diya

Joy is fine, and sorrow too, is fair,
Whatever state we're held in, finds us there.
Fate taught us how to bear the cruelest blows,
Fate taught us how to bear the cruelest blows,
To hide the heart's deep ache where no one knows,
To hide the heart's deep ache where no one knows,
Fate taught us how to bear the cruelest blows.

Now, even troubles bring a sense of ease,
Now, even troubles bring a sense of ease,
So many falls have made us what we please.
To wander, stumbling, taught us how to roam,
To wander, stumbling, taught us how to roam,
Fate taught us how to bear the cruelest blows.

When pain within the heart begins to rise,
When pain within the heart begins to rise,
We cannot sigh, beneath the world's harsh skies.
Enduring arrows, never to complain,
Enduring arrows, never to complain,
To quench the thirst with blood within our veins,
To quench the thirst with blood within our veins,
Fate taught us how to bear the cruelest blows,
Fate taught us how to bear the cruelest blows.