na bure na bahle hum garib gam ke pale
tum kya jano hasti hamari raja
tum kya jano hasti hamari
ladali zindagi apne aansuo me dhali
tum kya jano
na bure na bahle hum garib gam ke pale
tum kya jano hasti hamari raja
tum kya jano hasti hamari

hamari bhi gali me muskaraye chandani
badal jhumke gaye rasili ragini
tumhare mahal se kuch kam
nahi ye basti hamari
na bure na bahle hum garib gam ke pale
tum kya jano hasti hamari raja
tum kya jano hasti hamari
na bure na bahle hum garib gam ke pale
tum kya jano hasti hamari raja
tum kya jano hasti hamari

Neither wicked nor righteous, we, the poor, nurtured by sorrow,
You, oh king, cannot fathom our existence.
You cannot fathom our existence.
Beloved life, dissolving in our tears,
You cannot fathom.
Neither wicked nor righteous, we, the poor, nurtured by sorrow,
You, oh king, cannot fathom our existence.
You cannot fathom our existence.

In our lanes too, the moonbeams smile,
Clouds hum, singing sweet melodies.
This dwelling of ours is no less than your palace,
Neither wicked nor righteous, we, the poor, nurtured by sorrow,
You, oh king, cannot fathom our existence.
You cannot fathom our existence.
Neither wicked nor righteous, we, the poor, nurtured by sorrow,
You, oh king, cannot fathom our existence.
You cannot fathom our existence.