khile na kagaz ka kabhi phul burai udti bankar dhool
fiza me phul khilana hai ke jiwan ko mahkana hai
khile na kagaz ka kabhi phul

so bato ki ek bat hai bat suno re bhaiya
sach ka beda par lage hai jhuth ki dube naiya
jo hai sacha ek insan hai uski muthi me bhagwan
ke man ko ye samjhana hai dukho me bhi muskana hai
khile na kagaz ka kabhi phul

tute tare apne piche jaye chhod lakire
mitte mitte ban jati hai mehnat se takdire
leke suraj apne sath chand ke hath me lekar hath
andhera dur hatana hai sawera dhund ke lana hai
khile na kagaz ka kabhi phul burai udti bankar dhool
fiza me phul khilana hai ke jiwan ko mahkana hai

The paper flower never blooms,
Evil scatters as dust in the room.
To bloom a flower in the air,
To perfume and sweeten life's care,
The paper flower never blooms.

Of a hundred truths, this one stands:
Listen close, my fellow hands.
Truth's vessel sails to the far shore,
Falsehood's ship sinks evermore.
The honest man, within his hold,
God's presence, a story told.
To teach the heart, to understand,
To smile through sorrow's bitter strand,
The paper flower never blooms.

Broken stars leave trails behind,
As destinies, with labor, are entwined.
With sun's embrace, and moon's soft grace,
Hand in hand, in time and space,
To banish dark, to light the way,
To find the dawn of a brighter day,
The paper flower never blooms,
Evil scatters as dust in the rooms.
To bloom a flower in the air,
To perfume and sweeten life's care,
The paper flower never blooms.