matee re matee re matee re matee re
rut aaye din aaye jo aaye dukh laye
dekh le hamne kaise umariya katee re
matee re, matee re

des chhuta ganv chhuta chhute ghar aangan
kat hee dale dukho ne janmon ke bandhan
dard ne hee dil kee khayee patee re
matee re, matee re

ghat kaisee kar gaya mujhse meraa jivan
kisaka mukh dikhala raha hai tujhko yeh darpan
ho gayee kaise mai itanee natee re
matee re, matee re

Dust, oh dust, oh dust, oh dust,
Seasons come, days arrive, and with them sorrow's rust.
Behold how we have spent our years, our breath,
Dust, oh dust...

Homeland left, village gone, the home and courtyard bare,
Grief has severed, in this life, bonds beyond compare.
Pain has cracked the heart's deep core, its bitter taste,
Dust, oh dust...

How has life, my own, betrayed me so?
Whose face does this mirror show?
How have I become so small, so frail,
Dust, oh dust...