kya sitam hai zulm hai bedad hai
kya sitam hai zulm hai bedad hai
mai yaha aur tu waha gumzab hai
mai yaha aur tu waha gumzab hai
kya sitam hai zulm hai bedad hai

kya karu kis se kahu jau kaha
kya karu kis se kahu jau kaha
ab tapas hai mai hu aur saiyad hai
ab tapas hai mai hu aur saiyad hai

ek tum saki tum sailab tum
ek wo jinke pas tum fir aao tum
ab fakat hum hai tumhari yad hai
ab fakat hum hai tumhari yad hai
un sisakati hasrato ke yadgaar
un sisakati hasrato ke yadgaar
lab pe ek tuti hui fariyad hai
lab pe ek tuti hui fariyad hai
kya sitam hai zulm hai bedad hai

What sorrows bloom, what cruelties unfold,
What sorrows bloom, what cruelties untold,
I here, and you, a swirling, hidden hold.
I here, and you, a swirling, hidden hold,
What sorrows bloom, what cruelties untold.

What can I do, to whom can I impart,
What can I do, to whom can I impart,
Now heat surrounds, a hunter's cruel art.
Now heat surrounds, a hunter's cruel art.

One, you, the cupbearer, the flood, the tide,
One, you, to whom their hearts confide,
Now only I, your memory abide.
Now only I, your memory abide,
Those sighs of longing, etched inside,
Those sighs of longing, etched inside,
Upon my lips, a shattered cry does glide.
Upon my lips, a shattered cry does glide,
What sorrows bloom, what cruelties untold.