bahut mayus ho kar
kucha ae katil se hum nikle
ilahi ab ye minnat hai
dil nikle ya dum nikle
dil nikle ya dum nikle

karte hai wo ab humse
mohabbat ka bahana
karte hai wo ab humse
mohabbat ka bahana
mano ya na mano
hai ye makkar zamana
mano ya na mano
hai ye makkar zamana

nafrat bhi nahi humse
ulfat bhi nahi hai
nafrat bhi nahi humse
ulfat bhi nahi hai
ha kehne ki, na kehne ki
fursat bhi nahi hai
ha kehne ki, na kehne ki
fursat bhi nahi hai
din raat sunate the kabhi
dil ka tarana
hume dil ka tarana
mano ya na mano
hai ye khudgarj zamana
mano ya na mano
hai ye khudgarj zamana
makkar zamana

ikarar bhi karte nahi
inkar nahi hai
ikarar bhi karte nahi
inkar nahi hai
ab bato pe unki
hume aitbaar nahi hai
ab bato pe unki
hume aitbaar nahi hai
aata hai unhe khub
aji dil ka jalana
aji dil ka jalana
mano ya na mano
hai ye khudgarj zamana
mano ya na mano
hai ye khudgarj zamana
makkar zamana

Despairing, we emerged,
from the butcher's cruel embrace.
Oh God, this is my plea now,
May my heart cease, or my breath erase.
May my heart cease, or my breath erase.

Now they feign,
a pretense of love's art,
Now they feign,
a pretense of love's art,
Believe it or not,
this world plays a deceitful part.
Believe it or not,
this world plays a deceitful part.

No hatred they hold,
nor affection they impart,
No hatred they hold,
nor affection they impart,
No time to say yes,
nor time to depart.
No time to say yes,
nor time to depart.
Once they sang to us,
the heart's own song,
the heart's own song,
Believe it or not,
this world's desires are strong.
Believe it or not,
this world's desires are strong,
deceitful, indeed, they throng.

They don't confess,
nor do they deny,
They don't confess,
nor do they deny,
In their words now,
no trust can lie.
In their words now,
no trust can lie.
They know well how,
to set hearts afire,
to set hearts afire,
Believe it or not,
this world's desires transpire.
Believe it or not,
this world's desires transpire,
deceitful, indeed, they conspire.