saaki ne bulaya tha, maikhane me aaye the
saaki ne nikala hain, maikhane se jaate hain

maikhana to chhut gaya
dar chhute na maikhane ka
jee lenge sine se lagakar
ek tukkda paimane ka
maikhana to chhut gaya

tune peelai hamne pee li
ab peene ka naam na lenge
tu chahe to jeete ji kya
mar kar bhi aaram na lenge
maikhane se bada hain saaki
dil tere diwane ka
maikhana to chhut gaya
dar chhute na maikhane ka
maikhana to chhut gaya

teri sharab sagar tere
hamko mubarak pyaas hamari
tune bandhai tune hi todi
chhoti si ek aas hamari
bhulnge andaz na lekin
ham tere thukrane ke
jee lenge sine se lagakar
ek tukda paimane ka
maikhana to chhut gaya

The tavern beckoned, we answered its call,
The Saki now casts us, beyond the walls we fall.
The tavern departs, a fading embrace,
Yet the door of the tavern, we cannot erase.
We'll live on, close to our breast,
A fragment, a taste of the vessel's zest.
The tavern departs.

You poured, we drank, the revels we knew,
Now the word "drink" we'll forever eschew.
If you wish, even in death's cold sleep,
From rest we'll refrain, the vow we will keep.
The Saki surpasses the tavern's domain,
The heart, your devoted, will forever remain.
The tavern departs, a fading embrace,
Yet the door of the tavern, we cannot erase.
The tavern departs.

Your wine, an ocean, your depths unknown,
Our thirst we embrace, and claim it our own.
You built, you shattered, a hope so slight,
Yet we'll never forget your cold, dark night.
We'll never forget the way you denied,
We'll live on, close to our breast,
A fragment, a taste of the vessel's zest.
The tavern departs.