meri zindagi hai ye, sone ka pinjra
ke main ek chidiya tadapti rahi hu
kabhi sar ko pinjre pe maara hai maine
ke milne ko tujhse, tarasti rahi hu
tujhe kya khabar hai, o aazad panchhi
mera haal bin tere kya hai
sone ki lanka se, mujhko bacha le
ye daulat ka raavan bahut hi bura hai

My life, a gilded cage, it seems,
A captive bird, I've endlessly grieved.
My head against these bars, I've beat,
For your embrace, my soul has weaved.

What whispers reach your unfettered flight,
Of my condition, lost and frail?
From this Lanka of gold, rescue me,
This Ravana of wealth, whose grip will fail.