aaj ki kaali ghata, mast matwali ghata
aaj ki kaali ghata, mast matwali ghata
mujhse kahti hain ki pyasa hain koi
kaun pyasa hain, mujhe kya malum

pyas ke naam se jee darta hain
is iljaam se jee darta hain
shauk-e-badnaam se jee darta hain
mithi najro mein samaya hain koi
kyu samaya hain, mujhe kya malum
aaj ki kaali ghata, mast matwali ghata
mujhse kahti hain ki pyasa hain koi
kaun pyasa hain, mujhe kya malum

pyasi aankho mein mohabbat leke
ladkhada jane ki tagat leke
mujhse bewajah shikayat leke
dil ki dehleez tak aaya hain koi
kaun aaya hain, mujhe kya malum

kuch maja aane laga jeene mein
jaag utha dard koi sine mein
mere ehsaas ke aayine mein
ik saya najar aata hain koi
kiska sayaa hain, mujhe kya malum
aaj ki kaali ghata, mast matwali ghata
mujhse kahti hain ki pyasa hain koi
kaun pyasa hain, mujhe kya malum

zindagi pehle na thhi itni hasin
aur agar thi to mujhe yaad nahi
yahi afsana na ban jaye kahin
kuch nigaho se sunata hain koi
kya sunata hain, mujhe kya malum
aaj ki kaali ghata, mast matwali ghata
mujhse kahti hain ki pyasa hain koi
kaun pyasa hain, mujhe kya malum

The dark cloud of today, a cloud intoxicated and free,
The dark cloud of today, intoxicated, wild with glee,
Whispers to me, "Someone thirsts, you see."
Who thirsts, my soul, I do not know.

My heart shrinks from the word, "Thirst,"
This accusation, it hurts me the worst.
From the allure of a love, cursed,
Sweet gazes have entered someone's core, you see.
Why entered, my soul, I do not know.
The dark cloud of today, intoxicated and free,
Whispers to me, "Someone thirsts, you see."
Who thirsts, my soul, I do not know.

With love in thirsty eyes, they came to me,
Bearing the power to stumble and be,
Bringing complaints, though causelessly,
To the heart's threshold, someone drew near, you see.
Who came, my soul, I do not know.

A taste of life, now taking hold of me,
A pain awakens in my heart, you see,
In the mirror of my soul, I now see,
A shadow appears, so very near, you see.
Whose shadow, my soul, I do not know.
The dark cloud of today, intoxicated and free,
Whispers to me, "Someone thirsts, you see."
Who thirsts, my soul, I do not know.

Life never seemed so beautiful and bright,
Or if it did, I've lost it to the night.
Lest this become a tragic plight,
From certain eyes, a story they bestow, you see.
What story, my soul, I do not know.
The dark cloud of today, intoxicated and free,
Whispers to me, "Someone thirsts, you see."
Who thirsts, my soul, I do not know.