topi wale ne karke salam
topi wale ne karke salam
mujhe badnam kiya
kore kagaz pe likh diya naam
kore kagaz pe likh diya naam
mujhe badnam kiya
topi wale ne haye re topi wale ne

chori chupke sab se chupke
hum milte to mai bach jati
chori chupke sab se chupke
hum milte to mai bach jati
raat ke dhalte subha nikalte
dhum sheher me na mach jati
samne sab ke
samne sab ke hath liya tham
haye samne sab ke hath liya tham
mujhe badnam kiya
topi wale ne haye re topi wale ne

meri toba ab kya hoga
mai kis ki baato me aayi
meri toba ab kya hoga
mai kis ki baato me aayi
uske kisse sab ke lab pe
duniya bhar ka vo harjayi
vo to pehle se
vo to pehle se tha badnam mujhe badnam kiya
topi wale ne karke salam mujhe badnam kiya
kore kagaz pe likh diya naam mujhe badnam kiya
topi wale ne haye re topi wale ne

The hat-wearer, with a bow so low,
He sowed the seeds of infamy, you know.
On blank pages, my name he did inscribe,
On blank pages, my name he did inscribe,
And with it, my soul he did deride.
The hat-wearer, oh, the hat-wearer, he.

If we had met in shadows deep,
Away from prying eyes, asleep,
If we had met, I might have fled,
As dawn arose, the rumors unsaid,
The city's whispers, wouldn't have grown.
But in the light, your hand in mine was shown,
But in the light, your hand in mine was shown,
And with that, my soul was overthrown.
The hat-wearer, oh, the hat-wearer, he.

My repentance, what now shall I do?
To whose honeyed words did I succumb, true?
My repentance, what now shall I face?
Entangled in his careless embrace,
His tales are sung from every tongue,
A wanderer, by every heart unsung.
He was already stained with a past,
He was already stained with a past,
And now, my own name, forever cast.
The hat-wearer, with a bow so low,
He sowed the seeds of infamy, you know.
On blank pages, my name he did inscribe,
And with it, my soul he did deride.
The hat-wearer, oh, the hat-wearer, he.