ye kyaa hai dhang zamaane kaa
kaisi ye khudaai hai
har ek bhalaai kaa badlaa
duniyaa me buraai hai
ye kyaa hai dhang zamaane kaa

har baat bane afasaanaa jahaan
har naam pe tohmat aati ho
uthte hi koi maasum nazar
bas rusvaai ho jaati ho
ai dil aisi mahfil se to
behatar tanahaai hai
har ek bhalaai kaa badlaa
duniyaa me buraai hai
ye kyaa hai dhang zamaane kaa

dil paar huaa bezaar huaa
ab jinaa yahaan dushvaar huaa
dil paar huaa bezaar huaa
jhuthe taano ko sunkar main
majbur huaa laachaar huaa
kahin le chal ai dil ye nagari
mujhe raas na aai hai
har ek bhalaai kaa badlaa
duniyaa me buraai hai
ye kyaa hai dhang zamaane kaa

What is the way of this world,
What manner of creation is this?
For every good deed,
Evil is the world's kiss.
What is the way of this world?

Where every word becomes a tale,
And every name is stained with blame,
Where innocence, when it awakes,
Is met with only shame.
O heart, from such a gathering,
Solitude is a truer grace.
For every good deed,
Evil is the world's embrace.
What is the way of this world?

The heart, it wearies, is disgusted,
Life here has become a fight.
The heart, it wearies, is disgusted,
Hearing the false accusations,
I'm now helpless in the night.
Take me, heart, to a new city,
This one brings no happiness.
For every good deed,
Evil is the world's caress.
What is the way of this world?