ye jag matlab ka hai dera
ye jag matlab ka hai dera
kya kehta mera mera
kya kehta mera mera
ye jag matlab ka hai dera

sangh sanghaati sukh ke saathi
jhuthi mamta maaya
sangh sanghaati sukh ke saathi
jhuthi mamta maaya
chaar dino ki hai ye duniya
murakh kyu bharmaya
chaar dino ki hai ye duniya
murakh kyu bharmaya
baandh kamariya
baandh kamariya bhor bhayi ab
dur tera hai basera
panchhi dur tera hai basera
ye jag matlab ka hai dera
ye jag matlab ka hai dera

pinjare me ek tota aaya
pinjare me ek tota aaya
usne dera waha jamaya
usne dera waha jamaya
pinjare me ek tota aaya
pinjare me ek tota aaya
tej hawa ka jhonka aaya
jisne pinjra tod giraya
tej hawa ka jhonka aaya
jisne pinjra tod giraya
ye jag matlab ka hai dera
ye jag matlab ka hai dera

This world, a caravan of need,
This world, a caravan of need,
What cries of "mine, mine," proceed?
What cries of "mine, mine," proceed?
This world, a caravan of need.

Companions of joy, false embrace,
Deceitful love, an empty space,
Companions of joy, false embrace,
Deceitful love, an empty space,
A fleeting world, a passing grace,
Why does the fool his senses chase?
A fleeting world, a passing grace,
Why does the fool his senses chase?
Strap on your strength,
Strap on your strength, dawn breaks now,
Your true abode lies afar,
O bird, your true abode lies afar,
This world, a caravan of need,
This world, a caravan of need.

A parrot came, within a cage,
A parrot came, within a cage,
And there its dwelling did engage,
And there its dwelling did engage,
A parrot came, within a cage,
A parrot came, within a cage,
A sudden gust, a windy rage,
That shattered cage, upon life's stage,
A sudden gust, a windy rage,
That shattered cage, upon life's stage,
This world, a caravan of need,
This world, a caravan of need.