aansu samajh key kyon mujhe aankh se tune gira diya
motee kisike pyar kaa mittee me kyon mila diya

jo naa chaman me khil saka, mai woh garib phul hu
jo kuchh bhee hu bahar kee, chhotisee yek bhul hu
jisne khila key khud mujhe, khud hee mujhe bhula diya

meree khata maf hai, bhule se aa gaya yaha
varana mujhe bhee hain khabar, mera nahee hain yeh jahan
dub chala tha nind me, achchha kiya jaga diya

Why, mistaking me for tears, did you cast me down from your eye?
A pearl of love, why did you mix it with the dust to die?
Why, mistaking me for tears?

A song I was not, yet proud was I, though small my claim - twice told.
I was the broken instrument on which my tale was sold.
The one who heard, they laughed aloud, then laughing, made me weep.
Why, mistaking me for tears...

A humble bloom, I could not in the garden find my light,
A fleeting error, a breath of spring, a whisper in the night.
Who nurtured me, then cast me off, forgetting me with ease,
Why, mistaking me for tears...

Forgive my fault, I wandered here, by mistake I came to roam,
For I too know, this world is not, not this world is my home.
Sinking deep in slumber, you roused me from my sleep so deep.
Why, mistaking me for tears...