yeh duniya kaisi hai bhagvan, jahan mar mar jiye insan

kahene do tum aaj mujhe, afsana ek dukhiyari kaa
jis key bhole mann me, ek din laga tir shikari kaa
pyar huwa dono men phir bhi, nikle nahi arman
yeh duniya kaisi

dip khushi key bujh gaye jal key, lag gayi aag javani me
jagwale ne jeher milaya, pyar key mithe pani me
bichhad gaya bichhad gaya naiyya se khiwaiya, aaya woh tufan
yeh duniya kaisi

padi hai uss bekas kee naiyya, abb tak gham key dhare peh
chhod jise bedard khiwaiya, pahuncha aap kinare peh
char dino me pyar ki kasme, bhul gaya nadan
yeh duniya kaisi

roti hai din rat woh birhan, yad men pyare sajan ki
o malik insaf toh kar, kya rit yahi hai jivan ki
lut key ek nirdhan kee duniya, mouj kare dhanwan
yeh duniya kaisi

A world, O Lord, where mortals slowly die,
Let me recount a tale, a sorrow's cry.
Of a heart so pure, a hunter's cruel dart,
Love bloomed, yet dreams shattered, torn apart.
A world, O Lord, where mortals slowly die.

The lamps of joy extinguished, flames arose,
In youth's embrace, the poisoned river flows.
The world’s cruel hand, it mixed a bitter draught,
Within sweet love, a venom it has laughed.
The boatman gone, the tempest took its toll,
A world, O Lord, where mortals lose their soul.

Her fragile craft still drifts, a sea of woe,
The heartless oarsman, to the shore did go.
In fleeting days, love's vows he cast aside,
A thoughtless soul, in pride he did confide.
A world, O Lord, where mortals slowly die.

She weeps, a bride bereft, both night and day,
Recalling love, her lover far away.
O Judge of all, is this the destined way?
While wealth enjoys, what fate the poor shall pay?
A world, O Lord, where mortals slowly die.