main sharabi hu badi shan se kahta hu
kahke rabdi kasam imaan se kahta hu main
main jo peete nahi jeete nahi mar jaate hain
ye sare bazm har inshan se kahta hu main, kya

sab to mila ke peete hain pani sharab me
sab to mila ke peete hain pani sharab me
main pi gaya mila ke jawani sharab me
sab to mila ke peete hain pani sharab me
main pi gaya mila ke jawani sharab me
sab to mila ke peete hain pani sharab me

pooja me hai nasha to ibadat me hai nahsa
chahat me hai nasha to mohbbat me hai nasha
iaman se kahu to mujhe mere dosto
sabse jyada yaar ki shobat me hai nasha
har sham meri zaam se hoti hai dosti
har sham meri zaam se hoti hai dosti
peeta nahi sharab to roti hai dosti
sab to mila ke peete hain pani sharab me
main pi gaya mila ke jawani sharab me
sab to mila ke peete hain pani sharab me

manta hu janab peeta hu
thik hai behisab peeta hu
log logo ka khun peete hain
main to fir bhi sharab peeta hu
mera kusur kya hai papihe se puchiye
mera kusur kya hai papihe se puchiye
pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi
wo kah raha hai to piye ja raha hu main
mera kusur kya hai papihe se puchiye
pi pi wo kah raha hai to piye ja raha hu main
sab to mila ke peete hain pani sharab me
sab to mila ke peete hain pani sharab me
main pi gaya mila ke jawani sharab me
sab to mila ke peete hain pani sharab me

mandir me jaap karta hu masjid me jaap karta hu
mandir me jaap karta hu masjid me jaap karta hu
yaaro khuda na ban jau thoda sa pap karta hu
yaaro khuda na ban jau thoda sa pap karta hu
kadbi sahi magar ise peeta hu shauk se
kadbi sahi magar ise peeta hu shauk se
pi kar ise huzur me jeeta hu shauk se
sab to mila ke peete hain pani sharab me
main pi gaya mila ke jawani sharab me
sab to mila ke peete hain pani sharab me

I am a drunkard, I declare with pride,
Swearing on faith, my words confide.
They who don't drink, do not live, they die,
This truth to all, in the gathering, I cry.

They mix water with wine, a common plight,
They mix water with wine, dimming the light.
But I drank life itself, youth in my hold,
They mix water with wine, a story untold.

If ecstasy is in prayer, in devotion it lies,
If desire holds a buzz, in love it does rise.
I swear on my faith, my dear friends, I confess,
The greatest thrill, in a friend's warm caress.
Each evening, my heart finds friendship in glass,
Each evening, my heart finds friendship in glass,
When I shun the drink, then friendship does pass.
They mix water with wine, a diluted art,
But I drank life itself, youth in my heart.
They mix water with wine, a divided start.

I admit, I drink, this much is true,
And without measure, the spirits I pursue.
Others drink the blood of their fellow man,
But I, I merely drink from a flowing plan.
Ask the cuckoo, what is my crime,
Ask the cuckoo, lost in space and time.
Pea, Pea, Pea, Pea, Pea, Pea, Pea, Pea, Pea, Pea...
As it cries, I keep drinking, divine!
Ask the cuckoo, what is my crime,
As it cries, I keep drinking, sublime!
They mix water with wine, in a weakened state,
They mix water with wine, sealing their fate.
But I drank life itself, before it was late.
They mix water with wine, a diluted trait.

In temples, I chant, in mosques, I praise,
In temples, I chant, in mosques, my gaze.
Friends, lest I become God, a small sin I'll embrace,
Friends, lest I become God, a small sin I'll embrace,
Though bitter the wine, with joy I partake,
Though bitter the wine, for its essence I make,
Drinking it, I live on, for goodness sake.
They mix water with wine, in a shallow design,
But I drank life itself, a truth to enshrine.
They mix water with wine, a diluted sign.