suraj ugte maine na dekha chand chamkte maine na dekha
suraj ugte maine na dekha chand chamkte maine na dekha
maine na dekhi khushi kabhi bhi aur khushiyo ne mujhe na dekhe
sab gam hai mere mai gam ka hu pal pal jiu aur pal pal maru
kyonki mai ek clerk hu mai ek clerk hu
sab gam hai mere mai gam ka hupal pal jiu aur pal pal maru
kyonki mai ek clerk hu, mai ek clerk hu

suna hai maa ne kabhi hasaya tha
ha loriya de kar kabhi sulaya tha
suna hai maa ne kabhi hasaya tha
ha loriya de kar kabi sulaya tha
ab maa bhi jage mai bhi jaagu
aur kahi nashiba soya tha aur kahi nashiba soya tha
bhai bahan ki fees ka kharcha bana ke rakh de mujhko charkha
madat karega gair kya koi haath failakar yaar bhi barkha
dil ke ye dukhde kaise kahu kante chunu kyonki mai ek clerk hu

jin dino mai college me padhta tha
un dino koi mujh pe marta tha
ik roop ki raani prem me pagal
sang dekh ke humko college jalta tha
sang dekh ke humko college jalta tha
fir mili ek ladki par ladki ruthi
vo roop ki rani daulat par futi
kisi aur ki ho gayi roop badal ke
sapno ki tarah thi vo bhi juthi
sapno se ab mai darta rahu
tuta hua dil na jodh saku
kyonki mai ek clerk hu, mai ek clerk hu

baso ki lambi line me lagkar
thak tuth kar mai ghar me aata hu
ho o baso ki lambi line me lagkar
thak tuth kar mai ghar me aata hu
ek kamij jo tan dakti hai
use sabun bin dulata hu use sabun bin dulata hu
fir maa chupke se aati hai aur taali me aanshu lati hai
bhigi khali thali mujhko baniye ka karja jatati hai
rone to aaye mai hans padu roti na ho to mai aansu piyu
kyonki mai ek clerk hu, mai ek clerk hu

sab gam hai mere mai gam ka hu pal pal jiu aur pal pal maru
kyonki mai ek clerk hu mai ek clerk hu, mai ek clerk hu

I have not seen the sun ascend,
Nor moon in its luminous bend.
I've known no joy in life's expanse,
Nor joy's embrace, a fleeting dance.

Grief, my constant, my very core,
Each breath, a life, a death, and more.
For I am a clerk, this truth I hold,
A clerk am I, my story told.
Grief, my constant, my very core,
Each breath, a life, a death, and more.
For I am a clerk, this truth I hold,
A clerk am I, my story told.

They say my mother once did smile,
With lullabies to ease a while.
They say my mother once did smile,
With lullabies to ease a while.
Now she awakes, I too must rise,
Where fate has slumbered, in disguise.
My siblings' fees, a burden borne,
A spinning wheel, forever worn.
No hand to help, no friend to lend,
My heart's despair, how can I mend?
Thorns I gather, my weary plight,
For I am a clerk, in endless night.

In days of college, long since past,
A heart for me, its die was cast.
A queen of beauty, love's own flame,
Our presence set the halls aflame.
Our presence set the halls aflame.
Then came a girl, and then a rift,
Her beauty swayed by fortune's gift.
She chose another, wealth her guide,
Like dreams that fade, she slipped aside.
From dreams I flee, in constant dread,
A broken heart, unhealed, unled.
For I am a clerk, and broken I am.

In bus lines long, I stand and wait,
Weary, I reach my humble gate.
In bus lines long, I stand and wait,
Weary, I reach my humble gate.
One shirt I own, a meager shield,
Without soap, its stains revealed.
Then mother comes, with tears concealed,
A plate half-filled, a debt revealed.
I long to weep, yet laughter bursts,
No bread to eat, I drink my thirst.
For I am a clerk, in shadowed guise.

Grief, my constant, my very core,
Each breath, a life, a death, and more.
For I am a clerk, this truth I hold,
A clerk am I, my story told.