kya dekha nainon vaali, naina kyon bhar aaye
naina kyon bhar aaye
kokh bhari aur god hai kaali, naina yun bhar aaye
naina yun bhar aaye

maan banakar bhi, maan na bani main, badanaami ke dar se
dudh mere bojhal sine ko, aansu ban-ban barase
apana dhan aur aankh sawaali, naina yun bhar aaye
naina yun bhar aaye, naina yun bhar aaye
kya dekha nainon vaali, naina kyon bhar aaye
naina kyon bhar aaye
kokh bhari aur god hai kaali, naina yun bhar aaye
naina yun bhar aaye

ji bhi saki to jite ji, ye sog rahega mujhako
bolega par munna, mera maan na kahega mujhako
maan kahalana ban gaya gaali, naina yun bhar aaye
naina yun bhar aaye, naina yun bhar aaye
kya dekha nainon vaali, naina kyon bhar aaye
naina kyon bhar aaye

Why do the eyes, these pools of sight, overflow?
Why do they overflow?
Womb burdened, arms now empty, the eyes overflow,
The eyes overflow.

A mother, yet I could not be, by shame I was ensnared,
My milk, a heavy ache, now tears, relentlessly declared.
My treasure gone, my gaze a plea, the eyes overflow,
The eyes overflow, the eyes overflow.
Why do the eyes, these pools of sight, overflow?
Why do they overflow?
Womb burdened, arms now empty, the eyes overflow,
The eyes overflow.

If I survive, this mourning's shadow, forever I will bear,
My son will live, but never speak the word, "Mother," in the air.
To be called "Mother" is a curse, the eyes overflow,
The eyes overflow, the eyes overflow.
Why do the eyes, these pools of sight, overflow?
Why do they overflow?