dekhiye ye sansaar hain, dekhiye ye sansaar hain
yahi sansaar hain, ye sansaar hain
dekhiye ye sansaar hain
matalab ka meet hain, ye paise ka yaar hain
dekhiye ye sansaar hain
kya khushi ka daasta, kya fasaana ranj ka
aadami ki zindagi hai, khel shatranj ki
dekhiye ye sansaar hain
yahi sansaar hain, ye sansaar hain
dekhiye ye sansaar hain

ek beta apane farj se, jo pichhhe hat gaya
aisa laga baap ko, ek haath kat gaya
gam se maa ka tut gaya dil, kaleja fat gaya
is tarah se ek ghar, do gharo me bant gaya
kal jahaatha pyaar, aaj ek divaar hain
dekhiye ye sansaar hain
yahi sansaar hain, ye sansaar hain
dekhiye ye sansaar hain

kaanta laga paanw me to, haath paanw par gaya
aanshu bhare aankh me to, man bhi dukh se bhar gaya
dar ang-ang ka tan me, yu bikhar gaya
pyaar har kasam ki, har lakeer paar kar gaya
man pe kisaka jor hain, kisaka akhtiyaar hain
dekhiye ye sansaar hain
yahi sansaar hain, ye sansaar hain
dekhiye ye sansaar hain

kya suhaag raat hain, kya suhaag raat hain
kya suhaag hain
ek tan ki bhukh hain, ek man ka raaj hain,
rang aur roop, chaar dil ke mehamaan hain
ye sach hain is sach se, log anjaan hian
ye tan ka rishtaa nahi, ye man ka pyaar hain
dekhiye ye sansaar hain
yahi sansaar hain, ye sansaar hain
dekhiye ye sansaar hain

dard se bhara huaa, ye zindagi ka geet hain
milana aur bichhadan , yahi zindagi ki reet hain
saath rahe jo sadaa, kaun aisa meet hain
char din ki dosti, chaar din ki preet hain
kab yahaa ho kya bhala, koi etbaar hain
dekhiye ye sansaar hain
yahi sansaar hain, ye sansaar hain
dekhiye ye sansaar hain

Behold this world, observe this world,
This is the world, this is the world.
Behold this world.
A friend of need, a comrade of the coin,
Behold this world.
What tales of joy, what fables of despair,
Man's life, a game of chess to bear.
Behold this world.
This is the world, this is the world.
Behold this world.

A son retreating from his duty's call,
The father felt a limb begin to fall.
The mother's heart, with sorrow, starts to break,
Thus one home, in two houses, they forsake.
Where love resided, now a wall appears,
Behold this world.
This is the world, this is the world.
Behold this world.

A thorn that pierced the foot, the hand did seek,
Tears in the eye, the spirit starts to speak.
Pain in each limb, throughout the frame did leak,
Love surpassing every vow, each line, so sleek.
Who holds the sway, who claims the right to hold?
Behold this world.
This is the world, this is the world.
Behold this world.

What wedding night, what wedding night,
What of the wedding?
A body's hunger, a heart's secret reign,
Color and form, guests for a fleeting lane.
This truth is veiled, from all who do remain,
This bond of flesh, not love that will sustain.
This is not flesh, it's love that will remain.
Behold this world.
This is the world, this is the world.
Behold this world.

Pain-filled, this song of life, a mournful thing,
Meeting and parting, the rhythm life will swing.
Who is the friend, to whom we always cling?
Four days of friendship, love’s ephemeral spring.
When will what occur? No trust, it seems to bring.
Behold this world.
This is the world, this is the world.
Behold this world.