o koi hai jo sune
suno suno suno meri dukhbhari dastaa
dukh bhari meri dastaa
suno suno suno meri dukhbhari dastaa
dukh bhari meri dastaa
jala mera aashiya haye mai kya karu
suno suno suno meri dukhbari dastaa
dukh bhari meri dastaa

ma meri khoyi bhai mera khoya
pyar bari duniya mit gayi
ma meri khoyi bhai mera khoya
pyar bhari duniya mit gayi
mahalo ki rani bani hai bikharin
beech dagar mai to lut gayi
jala mera aashiyana haye mai kya karu
suno suno suno meri dukhbhari dastaa
dukh bhari meri dastaa

bairi hai jamana kahe hai jana
rahe mushkil daha mujhe jana
hoth chile mere paanv bande mere
naino me aanshu ki hathkadi
hoth chile mere paanv bande mere
naino me aanshu ki hathkadi
idhar udhar mere khade hai lutere
dekhe meri bebasi
jala mera aasiyaa haye mai kya karu
suno suno suno meri dukhbhari dastaa
dukh bhari meri dastaa
jala mera aasiyaa haye mai kya karu

Oh, let there be one ear to hear,
Listen, listen, to my tale of woe,
My sorrow-laden tale.
Listen, listen, to my tale of woe,
My sorrow-laden tale.
My home, it burns, oh, what can I do?
Listen, listen, to my tale of woe,
My sorrow-laden tale.

My mother lost, my brother gone,
The world of love, erased and done.
My mother lost, my brother gone,
The world of love, erased and done.
A queen of palaces, now a beggar,
Robbed on life's path, undone.
My home, it burns, oh, what can I do?
Listen, listen, to my tale of woe,
My sorrow-laden tale.

The world a foe, it bids me leave,
A journey fraught, I can’t believe.
My lips are cracked, my feet are bound,
Tears in my eyes, a fettered plight.
My lips are cracked, my feet are bound,
Tears in my eyes, a fettered plight.
Thieves surround, they stalk me round,
They watch my helplessness, my blight.
My home, it burns, oh, what can I do?
Listen, listen, to my tale of woe,
My sorrow-laden tale.
My home, it burns, oh, what can I do?