tauba tauba tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tauba tauba tauba tauba
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi

aji das paise ke darjan chane bikte hai
das paise ke darjan chane bikte hai
sone ke bhaav matar milti hai
coat ke daam langoat silte hai
yaar bhi matlab se gale milte hai
ajab hai ye duniya gazab hai zamana
ke bulbul hai chup gaaye ullu tarana
hai bikau khuda ki khudai ki
kisi simaglar ne boli lagayi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi

are acchi surat bhi zamane me kidhar milti hai
aji badi muskil se hai badi muskil se haseno se nazar milti hai
aajkal ye hasi pehle jaise to nahi pehle jaise to nahi
aajkal ye hasi ankh me surma kahan hontho pe paan kaha
wo khadakti hui salwaar meri jaan kaha wo dupatta na raha
vo garara na raha aji aabru dhakne ka koi sahara na raha
chehre chehre pe likhi behayai behayai
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi

pitaji jal ke ho gae raak lekin chhod gaye dus lakh
pitaji jal ke ho gae raak lekin chhod gaye dus lakh
udenge nisdin ab gulchare jani roz piyenge thare
chalenge raat raat ab mujre
raja teri godi me genda ban jau
raja teri godi me genda ban jau raja teri godi me
jab mere saiyan ko bhukh lagegi jab mere saiyan ko bhukh lagegi
ladu peda aay haay ladu peda jalebi ban jaaungi
ladu peda jalebi ban jaaungi
raja teri godi me genda ban jau raja teri godi me

ram ki dharti me agar aisi aulad hogi
kyu na mitti mere iss desh ki barbad hogi
ab na mazjid me namaze hai na mandir me na bhajan
kabre dance me khoya hua hai sara watan

ab koi tulsi na koi nakhiya kabir aayega
aur dam todhte insa ko bacha jaayega
na hoga man kala na hoga dhan kala
mit jayegi sari siyahi siyahi
aur shaitan dega duhai duhai
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi tauba tauba tabahi tabahi
tauba tauba tabahi tabahi tauba tauba tabahi tabahi

Repentance, repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, repentance, repentance, repentance, repentance, repentance.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.

A dozen chickpeas for a dime are sold,
But peas gleam at gold's exorbitant hold.
Coats are tailored for loincloth's humble thread,
Friends embrace only for what can be bred.
Strange is this world, a marvel of days,
Where nightingales hide, and owls sing their praise.
God's creation is now up for sale,
A smuggler's bid, a sorrowful wail.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.

Where can true beauty in this world be found?
With great difficulty, beauty's gaze is unbound.
These beauties of now, they're not as they seem,
No kohl in the eyes, no betel's green gleam.
Where are those flaring skirts of delight?
The veil is gone, the garara lost to the night.
No support remains to shield modesty's grace.
On every face, shamelessness we embrace.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin.

Father turned to ash, but left behind a million,
Now we'll squander and waste, enjoying each pavilion.
We'll drink cheap liquor, night after night we'll roam,
Dancing in the courts, far away from home.
"Oh King, I will be a marigold in your lap,
I'll be a marigold in your lap,
When my beloved feels hunger's sting,
I'll be a sweetmeat, a jalebi, a treat,"
I'll be a sweetmeat, a jalebi, a treat,
"Oh King, I will be a marigold in your lap."

If such offspring grace Ram's holy land,
Why should this country not turn to sand?
No prayers in temples, no hymns in the shrine,
The nation lost in the dance of the line.

No Tulsidas now, no Kabir to arise,
To save the soul as it slowly dies.
No dark hearts, no dark wealth to be seen,
All shadows will fade, all shadows will flee,
And the Devil himself will cry out with glee.
Repentance, ruin, ruin. Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin. Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin. Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin. Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin. Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin. Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin. Repentance, ruin, ruin.
Repentance, ruin, ruin. Repentance, ruin, ruin.