vafa ke nam par mitna nahi aaya agar tujhko
to phir jism-e-vafa bazar me kyun bechati hai tu
agar tu aabru apni bacha leti to acha tha
agar tu aabru apni bacha leti to acha tha
jo apni ag me khud ko jala leti to acha tha
agar tu aabru apni

laga kar aag hotho se kisi ka ghar jala dena
laga kar aag hotho se kisi ka ghar jala dena
kisi ki jaan jana aur tera muskara dena ki tera muskara dena
kisi par jaan dekar muskara leti to acha tha
agar tu aabru apni bacha leti to acha tha
jo apni ag me khud ko jala leti to acha tha
agar tu aabru apni

sati to aan par hoti hai tu unki nishani hai
sati to aan par hoti hai tu unki nishani hai
na haragiz bhul begairat ki tu hindustani hai ki tu hindustani hai
agar tu sharm ko jevar bana leti to acha tha
agar tu aabru apni bacha leti to acha tha
jo apni ag me khud ko jala leti to acha tha
jo apni ag me khud ko jala leti to acha tha
agar tu aabru apni

If loyalty's death you cannot embrace,
Why then, in markets, sell your loving grace?
If honor you could have secured instead,
If honor you could have kept safe and unled,
If in your own fire, you had burned instead,
If honor you could have instead.

To set ablaze a home with lips' hot fire,
To watch a life extinguished, and then to smile,
To give your life for someone, with a smile,
If honor you could have kept safe awhile,
If in your own fire, you had burned instead,
If honor you could have instead.

Sati's the test of honor, you're the sign,
Forget not, shameless, you are Indian-born,
Forget not, shameless, you're Indian and torn,
If shame as jewels you had proudly worn,
If honor you could have kept safe and unled,
If in your own fire, you had burned instead,
If in your own fire, you had burned instead,
If honor you could have instead.