bade bhagy maanush tan pava
sur durlabh sad karat nakaba
sadhan dha moksh kar dwara
paaye nij hi parlok sawara

ye zamana kharab hai
miyan kaisa mazak hai
bande bande me daag hai
miyan kaisa mazak hai
main nasihat kya du
sab to hain sayane yahan
phir bhi saaf saaf keh du
sab kuch hai la la la la

andhi haveli hai dil
dil bina pyar ke
pinjar sa dheh jayega
zindagi talashta phirta kahan
ye zamana kharab hai
miyan kaisa mazak hai
bande bande me daag hai
miyan kaisa mazak hai
mai hidayat kya du
sab hain manmane yaha
sau ki ek baat keh du
sab kuch hai la la la la

hai zindagi ek til, rooh ke gaal pe
manzar sa beh jayega
zindagi sambhalta phirta kaha
ye zamana kharab hai
miyan kaisa mazak hai
bande bande me daag hai
miyan kaisa mazak hai

baat baat pe leke
balam kaahe ko ad jaye
aisa nek kamaye kyu
duniya me khalal pad jaye
tujhme rehne rab aaya
to beghar kyu kehlaye
murakhpan me kyu pagle
tu aaj ko aag lagaye
sari padhai kis pipal ke ped pe tang aaya
bant batore ke hara tab jana kya paya
kyu befazuli me man man chala haar ke
niras hi reh jaye na
tu khushi talashta phirta kaha
ye zamana kharab hai
miya kaisa mazak hai
bande bande me daag hai
miya kaisa mazak hai
mai vasihat kya du
sab mitane aaye yahan
phir bhi ek raaz keh du
sab kuch hai la la la la

milta nahin aadmi
lakho deedar me
jhonke sa beh jayega
khud ko bigadta phirta kaha
ye zamana kharab hai
miyan kaisa mazak hai
bande bande me daag hai
miyan kaisa mazak hai
ye zamana kharab hai
miyan kaisa mazak hai
bande bande me daag hai
miyan kaisa mazak hai

soche soche
ye zamana kharab hai soche

A precious vessel, human form, bestowed,
A treasure sought by gods, a path unbowed.
Means to freedom, a door to grace,
Find your own self, your destined place.

This age is flawed, a cruel jest,
Each heart bears a stain, put to the test.
What counsel can I give, when wisdom's rife?
Yet I plainly say, all's just a fleeting life.

The heart, a blind mansion, love bereft,
A cage that crumbles, life is theft.
Where do you search, this wandering quest?
This age is flawed, a cruel jest.
Each heart bears a stain, put to the test.
What guidance can I give, when wills convene?
One truth I'll impart, all's a fading scene.

Life, a mole on the soul's cheek, brief and bright,
A fleeting vision, lost to the night.
Where do you cling, life's fragile hold?
This age is flawed, a cruel jest.
Each heart bears a stain, put to the test.

On every word, you pick a fight,
Why sow such discord, dimming light?
Why deeds that bring chaos to the world's face?
When God resides in you, why seek a homeless space?
Why, in folly, do you set today ablaze?
What tree holds all the lessons you did embrace?
Accumulating, you stumble, then you know,
Why in futility, does your heart still grow?
Searching for joy, yet finding none,
Where do you seek? Your race is run.
This age is flawed, a cruel jest.
Each heart bears a stain, put to the test.
What testament can I leave, when all must end?
Yet a secret I share, all's a moment to transcend.

True connection, hard to find,
In a thousand faces, left behind.
A gust of wind, a passing breath,
Where do you wander, courting death?
This age is flawed, a cruel jest.
Each heart bears a stain, put to the test.
This age is flawed, a cruel jest.
Each heart bears a stain, put to the test.

Consider, reflect,
This age is flawed, reflect.