o dil me basane wale
naino se hume kyu dur kiya
naino se hume kyu dur kiya
o duniya banane wale
kyu tune hume majbur kiya
kyu tune hume majbur kiya

kadam kadam par kapat aur pal me jal bichhaye
andhkar me bhatak rahi hu rasta kaun dikhaye
mere dil ka najuk pyala takdir ne chaknachur kiya
takdir ne chaknachur kiya
o duniya banane wale kyu tune hume majbur kiya
kyu tune hume majbur kiya

jis din rani yaad me teri git birha ke gau
pankh laga de koi to pal me pas tere ud aau
mai tere milan ko tadpu kya maine aisa kasur kiya
kya maine aisa kasur kiya

o dil basane wale naino se hume kyu dur kiya
naino se hume kyu dur kiya
jab pas tumhare rahte the
dukh me bhi hume sukh milta tha
bhukhe aur pyase rah kar bhi
tan hansta tha mukh khilta tha

bhagwan khata kya meri kyu piya ko mujhse dur kiya
kyu piya ko mujhse dur kiya
o duniya banane wale
kyu tune hume majbur kiya
kyu tune hume majbur kiya
o dil basane wale naino se hume kyu dur kiya
naino se hume kyu dur kiya

O, dweller of my heart,
Why have you banished me from sight?
From these eyes, why taken flight?
O, architect of worlds,
Why did you bind me in this plight?
Why, to this fate, did you invite?

At every step, deceit, and nets swiftly cast,
Lost in shadows, where's the path to last?
My heart's fragile chalice, by destiny shattered,
By destiny shattered.
O, architect of worlds, why did you bind me?
Why, to this fate, did you decree?

The day I sing of separation's pain,
Grant me wings, to soar to your domain.
For your embrace, my soul does yearn,
What fault of mine, did I so learn?
What fault of mine, did I so earn?

O, dweller of my heart,
Why have you banished me from sight?
From these eyes, why taken flight?
When near to you I used to be,
Even in sorrow, joy flowed free.
Though hungry, thirsty, my spirit knew,
A smiling face, a spirit true.

O God, what is my crime? Why my love removed?
Why my love from me you moved?
O, architect of worlds,
Why did you bind me in this plight?
Why, to this fate, did you invite?
O, dweller of my heart,
Why have you banished me from sight?
From these eyes, why taken flight?