nagari meri kab tak yun hi barbaad rahegi
nagari meri kab tak yun hi barbaad rahegi
duniyaa
duniyaa yahi duniyaa hai to kyaa yaad rahegi
nagari meri kab tak yun hi barbaad rahegi

aakaash pe nikhraa huaa hai chaand kaa mukhdaa
aakaash pe nikhraa huaa hai chaand kaa mukhdaa
basti me garibo ki andhere kaa hai dukhdaa
duniyaa
duniyaa yahi duniyaa hai to kyaa yaad rahegi
nagari meri kab tak yun hi barbaad rahegi

kab hogaa saveraa
kab hogaa saveraa koi ai kaash bataa de
kis vaqt tak ai ghumte aakaash bataa de
insaano par insaan ki bedaad rahegi
nagari meri kab tak yun hi barbaad rahegi

chahkaaro se chidiyo ke chaman gunj rahaa hai
jharno ke madhur raag se ban gunj rahaa hai
par meraa to, par meraa to
par meraa to fariyaad se man gunj rahaa hai
par meraa to fariyaad se man gunj rahaa hai
kab tak mere hotho pe ye fariyaad rahegi
nagari meri kab tak yun hi barbaad rahegi

My city, how long will you remain in ruin?
My city, how long will you remain in ruin?
The world,
If this is the world, will it ever be remembered?
My city, how long will you remain in ruin?

The moon's face, radiant in the sky,
The moon's face, radiant in the sky,
But in the poor's quarter, darkness and sorrow dwell.
The world,
If this is the world, will it ever be remembered?
My city, how long will you remain in ruin?

When will dawn arrive?
When will dawn arrive, oh, tell me, if you can?
Oh, wandering sky, tell me until when?
Man's cruelty towards man will linger on.
My city, how long will you remain in ruin?

The garden echoes with the birds' sweet song,
The forest echoes with the springs' gentle tune,
But my heart, but my heart,
But my heart echoes with lament.
But my heart echoes with lament.
How long will this lament remain on my lips?
My city, how long will you remain in ruin?