sayyad ne chupaya bebas pe sitam dhaya
sayyad ne chupaya bebas pe sitam dhaya
koi zor na chal paye
kaid me hai bulbul kaid me hai bulbul
sayyad ne chhupaya bebas pe sitam dhaya
koi zor na chal paye
kaid me hai bulbul kaid me hai bulbul

iss bandh kothri mein main
ghut ghut mar na jaau
mai dard apne dil ka jake kisko sunau
iss bandh kothri mein main
ghut ghut mar na jaau
mai dard apne dil ka jake kisko sunau
bedard salakhoin se mushkil hai bachpana
iss haal main jeene se accha hai mar jaana
har sans sisakti hai khamoshi chikhti hai
har sans sisakti hai khamoshi chikhti hai
roti hai bilakhti hai
kaid me hai bulbul kaid me hai bulbul

mai tujhko dhundhta hun
galiyon mein chaubaro me
chehra tera dekhta hun ashqo ki kataro me
mai tujhko dhundhta hun
galiyon mein chaubaro me
chehra tera dekhta hun ashqo ki kataro me
dil mera kahta hai duniya ko jala du
hoke juda hamrahi apni hasti mita du
mujhe pas bulati hai
teri yad satati hai din rat rulati hai
mujhe pas bulati hai
teri yad satati hai din rat rulati hai
kaid me hai bulbul kaid me hai bulbul

khushbu ke jhonke the mahki fizaao me
udati thi mai bulbul chanchal havaao me
dharti ke pairo me ambar ki baho me
sapno ki duniya me teri nigaho me
jharno tale machalti thi mai
girati thi kabhi sambhalti thi mai
sargam koi gati thi mai
sakhiyo ko bhi sunati thi mai
nadiya kinare baithi akele karti thi mai intazar
sare jaha ko thokar laga ke aata tha milne yaar
hansti thi gaati thi baho me so jati thi
dil ki baato me khvabo me kho jati thi
aya kahi se shikaari zalim ne jaal bichaya
band kiya pinjare me panchi adhera har or chhaya
bejan si rahti hai kuch bhi nahi kahti hai
bejan si rahti hai kuch bhi nahi kahti hai
har dard vo sahati hai kaid me hai bulbul
kaid me hai bulbul

The hunter concealed, upon the helpless, cruelty rained.
The hunter concealed, upon the helpless, cruelty rained.
No strength remains to fight,
The nightingale is caged, the nightingale is caged.
The hunter concealed, upon the helpless, cruelty rained.
No strength remains to fight,
The nightingale is caged, the nightingale is caged.

In this confined cell, I,
Suffocate, and cannot thrive.
To whom can I speak, the ache of my heart confide?
In this confined cell, I,
Suffocate, and cannot thrive.
To whom can I speak, the ache of my heart confide?
From these heartless bars, escape is a trial,
To live in this state, is better to die.
Each breath a sigh, silence screams aloud,
Each breath a sigh, silence screams aloud,
Weeping, wailing in shroud.
The nightingale is caged, the nightingale is caged.

I search for you,
In lanes and in courtyards wide.
Your face I seek, in streams of tears I confide.
I search for you,
In lanes and in courtyards wide.
Your face I seek, in streams of tears I confide.
My heart whispers, to burn the world away,
Separated from my companion, my being to decay.
You call me near,
Your memory, a fear, day and night, tears appear.
You call me near,
Your memory, a fear, day and night, tears appear.
The nightingale is caged, the nightingale is caged.

The scent of blossoms, in scented air,
I flew, a nightingale, in winds so fair.
In the earth's embrace, the sky's soft hold,
In a world of dreams, in your eyes of gold.
Beneath the falls, I danced with glee,
Sometimes I'd fall, but then, I'd flee.
A melody I'd weave,
To my companions, I'd believe.
By the river's edge, alone I'd wait,
For my love, I'd scorn the world's gate.
Laughing, singing, in your arms I'd rest,
In heart's conversations, in dreams, I'd be blessed.
Then came a hunter, cruel, his snare he cast,
Imprisoned the bird, darkness amassed.
Lifeless I remain, silent and sore,
Lifeless I remain, silent and sore,
Every pain she bore. The nightingale is caged,
The nightingale is caged.