mai shayar badnaam mai shayar badnaam
ho o mai chala, mai chala
mehfil se naakam ho o mai chala, mai chala
mai shayar badnaam

mere ghar se tumko kuchh saamaan milega
divaane shaayar kaa ek divaan milega
aur ek chij milegee tuta khaalee jam
ho o mai chala, mai chala
mai shayar badnaam

sholo pe chalna tha, kaanto pe sona tha
aur abhee jee bhar ke kismat pe rona tha
jaane aise kitne, baakee chhod ke kaam
ho o mai chala, mai chala
mai shayar badnaam

rasta rok rahee hai, thodee jaan hai baakee
jaane tute dil me, kya armaan hai baakee
jaane bhee de ae dil, sabko meraa salaam
ho o mai chala, mai chala
mai shaayar badnaam, ho o mai chala, mai chala
mehfil se naakaam, ho o mai chala, mai chala

A poet disgraced, a poet defamed,
I depart, I depart.
From the gathering, a failure, I depart, I depart.
A poet disgraced.

From my home, you shall find remnants,
A mad poet's verses, a book of lament.
And one thing more, a broken, empty glass,
I depart, I depart.
A poet disgraced.

To walk on embers, on thorns to lie,
And still, to weep over fate, to cry.
Leaving undone, so many tasks I embraced,
I depart, I depart.
A poet disgraced.

My path is blocked, life’s embers remain,
In this shattered heart, what hopes still strain?
Let it go, O heart, to all I now impart,
My farewell, I depart, I depart.
A poet disgraced.
A poet disgraced, I depart, I depart.
From the gathering, a failure, I depart, I depart.