main gun gaau tera
main gun gaau tera tu hi shyam mera
jale jyot jag me mere ghar andhera
tu hi shyam mera aa tu hi shyam mera

nasibo ki maari kahan aur jaye
kahan aur jaye
ye sansaar ki laaj kahan tak nibhaye
kahan tak nibhaye
zamana na samjhe jo hai haal mera
jale jyot jag me mere ghar andhera
tu hi shyam mera aa tu hi shyam mera

bhalayi ke badle mili hai burai
mili hai burai
bani main tamasha huyi jag hansai
huyi jag hansai
samajh me na aaya ye insaaf tera
jale jyot jag me mere ghar andhera
tu hi shyam mera aa tu hi shyam mera

I sing your praises,
I sing your praises, You are my dark Lord.
Light the lamp in the world, in my home, darkness.
You are my dark Lord, come, You are my dark Lord.

Cast out by fate, where shall I go?
Where shall I go?
This world's shame, how long shall I bear?
How long shall I bear?
The world does not know the state of my heart.
Light the lamp in the world, in my home, darkness.
You are my dark Lord, come, You are my dark Lord.

Good deeds repaid with only ill,
Repaid with only ill,
I am a spectacle, laughter's plaything.
Laughter's plaything.
I cannot fathom this justice of Yours.
Light the lamp in the world, in my home, darkness.
You are my dark Lord, come, You are my dark Lord.