zuba pe dard bhari dasta chali aayi
zuba pe dard bhari dasta chali aayi
bahar aane se pahle khizan chali aayi
zuba pe dard bhari dasta chali aayi

khushi ki chah me maine uthaye ranj bade
khushi ki chah me maine uthaye ranj bade
mera nasib ki mere qadam jaha bhi pade
ye badnasibi meri bhi vaha chali aayi
zuba pe dard bhari dasta chali aayi

udas rat hai viran dil ki mahafil hai
udas rat hai viran dil ki mahafil hai
na hamsafar hai koi aur na koi manzil hai
ye zindagi mujhe lekar kaha chali aayi
zuba pe dard bhari dasta chali aayi
bahar aane se pahle khizan chali aayi
zuba pe dard bhari dasta chali aayi

A tale of sorrow, to my tongue it clings,
A tale of sorrow, to my tongue it clings,
Before the spring, the autumn wind now sings,
A tale of sorrow, to my tongue it clings.

For joy I sought, and sorrows I embraced,
For joy I sought, and sorrows I embraced,
My fate, it seems, where'er my feet were placed,
Misfortune's shadow, ever at my waist,
A tale of sorrow, to my tongue it clings.

A night of gloom, a heart's deserted hall,
A night of gloom, a heart's deserted hall,
No comrade near, no destination's call,
Where does this life now lead me, through it all?
A tale of sorrow, to my tongue it clings,
Before the spring, the autumn wind now sings,
A tale of sorrow, to my tongue it clings.