zaalim zamaane ne itanaa sataayaa hai
rone lagi zindagi gam muskuraayaa hai
ho zaalim zamaane ne itanaa sataayaa hai
rone lagi zindagi gam muskuraayaa hai
ho zaalim zamaane ne

phuti meri qismat tute sabhi sapane
ho phuti meri qismat tute sabhi sapane
gairo se shiqavaa kyaa kare lut gaye apane
apanaa jise samajhe usane mitaayaa hai
rone lagi zindagi gam muskuraayaa hai
ho zaalim zamaane ne

aansu mere kab tak dege sahaaraa mujhe
aansu mere kab tak dege sahaaraa mujhe
tu hi sahaaraa ai maut de ro-ro pukaaraa tujhe
jine se bhi ab to ji ghabaraayaa hai
rone lagi zindagi gam muskuraayaa hai
ho zaalim zamaane ne itanaa sataayaa hai
rone lagi zindagi gam muskuraayaa hai
ho zaalim zamaane ne

This cruel world, it has tormented so,
My life weeps, while sorrow starts to glow.
Oh, this cruel world, it has tormented so,
My life weeps, while sorrow starts to glow.
Oh, this cruel world...

My fate shattered, all dreams now in debris,
Oh, my fate shattered, all dreams now in debris.
Why lament to strangers? My own robbed me,
The one I held dear, they've erased my plea,
My life weeps, while sorrow starts to glow.
Oh, this cruel world...

How long will my tears be my guiding hand?
How long will my tears be my guiding hand?
Oh, Death, be my solace, I beg, understand,
My soul now weary, life's grip unbanned,
My life weeps, while sorrow starts to glow.
Oh, this cruel world, it has tormented so,
My life weeps, while sorrow starts to glow.
Oh, this cruel world...