kitna sundar ye jivan sansar hai
dhan ke bina magar jina bekar hai
o dhan raja samne aaja kaha chhupa hai pyare
gulhsan gulshan basti basti gulhsan gulshan basti basti
dhunde gham ke mare gulhsan gulshan basti basti
dhunde gham ke mare o dhan raja samne aaja
o dhan raja samne aaja o dhan raja samne aaja
kaha chhupa hai pyare gulhsan gulshan basti basti
gulhsan gulshan basti basti dhunde gham ke mare
gulhsan gulshan basti basti

tut gayi kismat ki tijori tut gayi kismat ki tijori
choro ke ghar ho gayi chori choro ke ghar ho gayi chori
tune aisa hal kiya hai hum sab ko kangal kiya hai
tune aisa hal kiya hai hum sab ko kangal kiya hai
o chhut gaya ghar bar hamara ban gaye hum banjare
gulhsan gulshan basti basti gulhsan gulshan basti basti
dhunde gham ke mare gulhsan gulshan basti basti

o tune aisi chot lagayi tune aisi chot lagayi
o tut gaya dil ram duhayi tut gaya dil ram duhayi
khana pina bhul gaye hum marna jina bhul gaye hum
khana pina bhul gaye hum marna jina bhul gaye hum
rogi banke ab to hum firte hai duvare duvare
gulhsan gulshan basti basti gulhsan gulshan basti basti
dhunde gham ke mare gulhsan gulshan basti basti

ye tan man sab tere arpan ye tan man sab tere arpan
de apne bhagto ko darshan de apne bhagto ko darshan
bol kaha hai o humjoli bharde yaro ki jholi
khelna humse aankh micholi khelna humse aankh micholi
o khelna humse aankh micholi tu jita hum hare
gulhsan gulshan basti basti gulhsan gulshan basti basti
dhunde gham ke mare o dhan raja samne aaja
o dhan raja samne aaja o dhan raja samne aaja
kaha chhupa hai pyare gulhsan gulshan basti basti
gulhsan gulshan basti basti dhunde gham ke mare
gulhsan gulshan basti basti gulhsan gulshan basti basti

How fair this life, this world's embrace,
Yet, sans wealth, a barren space.
O King of Wealth, appear, where do you hide?
Through every garden, every town, the sorrowed ones confide.
Searching, searching, through garden and town,
O King of Wealth, come down!
O King of Wealth, come forth and be seen,
Where do you hide, in garden or town, between?
Through every garden, every town, the sorrowed ones convene.
Through every garden, every town.

The vault of fate, it is no more,
Thieves have plundered what was before.
Your doing this, this barren state,
You've left us all in a beggar's fate.
Our homes forsaken, we roam the land,
Becoming wanderers, hand in hand.
Through every garden, every town, the sorrowed ones stand.
Through every garden, every town.

You struck a blow, a cruel decree,
My heart is shattered, alas, for me.
We've forgotten food, forgotten sleep,
Forgotten life, death we now weep.
As ailing souls, we wander, door to door,
Through every garden, every town, forevermore.
Through every garden, every town.

This body, mind, all offered to you,
Grant your devotees a vision true.
Tell us where you are, our friend so dear,
Fill our friends' empty pockets with cheer.
Playing hide-and-seek, a cruel jest,
You always win, we're put to the test.
Through every garden, every town, the sorrowed ones are pressed.
O King of Wealth, come forth and be found,
O King of Wealth, our souls surround,
Where do you hide, in garden or town, abound?
Through every garden, every town, the sorrowed ones resound.
Through every garden, every town.