baaj rahi shahnaai
baaj rahi shahnaai
dekho baaj rahi shahnaai angna me
baaj rahi shahnaai
ye duniya diwaani dekho
karti hai manmaani re
ye duniya diwaani dekho
karti hai manmaani
haay jaane na peer paraayi re
paraayi re paraayi
dekho baaj rahi shahnaai angna me
baaj rahi shahnaai

sab sakhiya meri maang sajaaye
sab sakhiya meri maang sajaaye
main ansuvan haar piroun re
duniya to hansti hai khil khil
aur main jhar jhar roun re
duniya to hansti hai khil khil
aur main jhar jhar roun re
bin bhawar kali murjhaai, murjhaai murjhaai
dekho baaj rahi shahnaai angna me
baaj rahi shahnaai

sakhiya meri mehandi se
sakhiya meri mehandi se rangti hai haath re
vo kya jaane mera hai suhaag nahi sath re
vo kya jaane mera hai suhaag nahi sath
mere piya ne sudh bisraai, bisraai bisraai
dekho baaj rahi shahnaai angna me
baaj rahi shahnaai

The shehnai weeps,
the shehnai weeps,
the shehnai wails in the courtyard.
The shehnai weeps.
This world, a madwoman,
does as it pleases, oh.
This world, a madwoman,
does as it pleases.
Alas, it knows not another's sorrow, oh,
sorrow, sorrow.
The shehnai weeps in the courtyard.
The shehnai weeps.

All my friends adorn their brows,
all my friends adorn their brows,
while I string a garland of tears, oh.
The world laughs, blossoms with mirth,
and I, I weep a torrent, oh.
The world laughs, blossoms with mirth,
and I, I weep a torrent.
A bud with no whirlpool, withers, withers, withers.
The shehnai weeps in the courtyard.
The shehnai weeps.

My friends with henna,
my friends with henna,
dye their hands, oh.
They know not, my wedded bliss is gone, my love is not near.
They know not, my wedded bliss is gone, my love is not near.
My beloved has forgotten, forgotten, forgotten.
The shehnai weeps in the courtyard.
The shehnai weeps.