ye lahu roti hui sham ye lehro ke kafan
ye lahu roti hui sham ye lehro ke kafan
gham me dubi darde waqt ye ujde ik taraf
kitne rangin udas hai fija me faile hai
jal mahal hai ki wafawo ka sulagata jaam

ek shehenshah ki magrur tamanaya ne
shabnami rup ki jannat ko jala dala tha
apna ragin har mukana sajane ke liye
kitne masum chirago ko bhuja dala tha

julm ki aag sitaro ko jhulas sakti hai
julm ke haat sitaro ko nahi pa sakte
jinke sine me havas ke siwa kuch aur na ho
wo mohhbat ke nazaaro ko nahi pa sakte

padmani tujhpe hume bhut naj aaj bhi hai
tune napaak irado ko mita hi dala
apni ijjat ke liye apni wafa ke khatir
phul se jism ko johar me jala hi dala
phul se jism ko johar me jala hi dala
phul se jism ko johar me jala hi dala
ye lahu roti hui sham ye lehro ke kafan
ye lahu roti hui sham ye lehro ke kafan

This weeping dusk, a shroud of waves,
This weeping dusk, a shroud of waves.
Drowned in sorrow, the pain of time, a desolate shore,
How many colours, how sad, spread through the air,
A water palace, a burning chalice of faith.

A king's arrogant desires,
Burned away the paradise of dewy forms,
To adorn his colourful abode,
Extinguished how many innocent lamps.

The fire of oppression may scorch the stars,
But the hands of cruelty cannot reach them,
Those whose hearts hold nothing but lust,
Cannot grasp the visions of love.

Padmini, we still take great pride in you,
You erased impure intentions,
For your honour, for your fidelity,
You burned your flowered body in the pyre of Jauhar,
You burned your flowered body in the pyre of Jauhar,
You burned your flowered body in the pyre of Jauhar.
This weeping dusk, a shroud of waves,
This weeping dusk, a shroud of waves.