shishe se bani ik ladki, patthar ke nagar me aayi
shishe se bani ik ladki, patthar ke nagar me aayi
vo dhudh rahi thi moti, aur patthar se takrayi
shishe se bani ik ladki, patthar ke nagar me aayi
shishe se bani ye ladki, is baat se hai anjaani
shishe se bani ye ladki, is baat se hai anjaani

jab ret chamkati hai to, lagti hai dur se pani
ye phul hai sab kagaz ke, lekin vo samajh na payi
shishe se bani ik ladki, patthar ke nagar me aayi
vo dhudh rahi thi moti, aur patthar se takrayi
shishe se bani ladki se, kah do ki na bad me rona
shishe se bani ladki se, kah do ki na bad me rona

kuchh log jo hai pital ke, kahte hai vo khud ko sona
ye jhuth kaa pul tutega, aur gahri hai gam ki khayi
ye jhuth kaa pul tutega, aur gahri hai gam ki khayi
shishe se bani ik ladki, patthar ke nagar me aayi
vo dhudh rahi thi moti, aur patthar se takrayi

A girl of glass, arrived in a city of stone,
A girl of glass, arrived in a city of stone.
She sought the pearl, and on the hard rock was thrown,
A girl of glass, arrived in a city of stone.
This maiden of glass, of one truth unaware,
This maiden of glass, of one truth unaware:

When sand does gleam, it seems water is there,
These blossoms are paper, yet she does not care.
A girl of glass, arrived in a city of stone,
She sought the pearl, and on the hard rock was thrown.
Tell the glass girl, to weep not in despair,
Tell the glass girl, to weep not in despair:

Some men of brass, claim they are gold to declare.
The bridge of lies will crumble, a chasm to bear.
The bridge of lies will crumble, a chasm to bear.
A girl of glass, arrived in a city of stone,
She sought the pearl, and on the hard rock was thrown.