jis babul ne lana tha
tera suhaag aur sahera
usi ke khun ki laali ne
rang diya tera chehra

o nari dukhiyari kaisa hain tera jivan
chala gaya hain mali tera ujad gaya gulshan
o nari dukhiyari

waqt pe aankhe phere duniya reet riwaz yahi hain
jo chadte suraj ko puje wo samaj yahi hain
kal tak tere chahne wale
kal tak tere chahne wale
aaj bane dushman
aaj bane dushman
o nari dukhiyari kaisa hain tera jivan
chala gaya hain mali tera ujad gaya gulshan
o nari dukhiyari

jisko arpan kardi tune apni khushiya sari
lut ke tujhko usi ne tere dil pe thokar mari
khatam hue sare rishte nate
khatam hue sare rishte nate
tut gaya bandhan
tut gaya bandhan
o nari dukhiyari kaisa hain tera jivan
chala gaya hain mali tera ujad gaya gulshan
o nari dukhiyari

The city that promised,
Your bridal garland, your joy,
Now stains your face,
With its own crimson dye.

Oh, woman, burdened, how fares your life?
Your gardener gone, your garden now strife.
Oh, woman, burdened.

The world averts its gaze, its customs cold,
It worships only the rising gold.
Those who loved you yesterday,
Become your foes today.
Oh, woman, burdened, how fares your life?
Your gardener gone, your garden now strife.
Oh, woman, burdened.

To him you gave your happiness,
He robbed you, struck your heart, no less.
All bonds now severed,
All ties now broken.
Oh, woman, burdened, how fares your life?
Your gardener gone, your garden now strife.
Oh, woman, burdened.