aaj parayi hokar behna, jaye piya ke desh
aaj parayi hokar behna, jaye piya ke desh
dur akela roye bhai, dur akela roye bhai
dil pe laage thes
aaj parayi hokar behna, jaye piya ke desh

bachpan beeta saath mein khele
savan mein sang jhula jhule
rakhi baandhi rakhi ke din
kaise katenge mere din ab tere bin
yaad teri aati hain mujhko
yaad teri aati hain mujhko
dil pe laage thes
aaj parayi hokar behna jaye piya ke desh

jis behna ko dulhan bana ke
ik bhaai ne vida kiya
zaalim waqt ne aaj use hi
marne par majbur kiya
itni jaldi ek bhaai se
behna ka aanchal chhut gaya
cheeta jala kar, cheeta jala kar
apni behan ki, bhai ka dil tut gaya
bhai ka dil tut gaya

ae duniya ke maalik jo chahe saja de
khata kyaa hain meri bas itna bata de
in julmo sitam ko main ab na sahunga
sabhi dushmano ko mita ke rahunga

ye nani si jaan padi hain
aaj sadak pe laawarish
koi nahi hain is ka apna
koi nahi is ka vaarish
is nani si jaan ki kyaa hain
khata koi batlaye to
is ke muqadaar mein kyaa likha hain
koi mujhe samjhaye to
koi mujhe samjhaye to

To journey forth, a stranger now, toward my beloved's land,
To journey forth, a stranger now, toward my beloved's land.
Alone he weeps, my brother far, alone he weeps afar,
A wound upon the heart he bears, a scar upon the heart.
To journey forth, a stranger now, toward my beloved's land.

Childhood's days, in unison we played,
In monsoon rains, on swings we swayed,
On Rakhi's day, a bond we made,
How shall my days, without you fade?
Your memory, it haunts me so,
Your memory, it haunts me so,
A wound upon the heart he bears, a scar upon the heart.
To journey forth, a stranger now, toward my beloved's land.

The sister, bride, whom brother sent,
On her new path, her life well spent,
By cruelest fate, a twist was bent,
To death's cold door, her life was lent.
So swiftly gone, a brother's heart,
From sister's side, a tear apart,
The pyre ablaze, the pyre alight,
His sister's loss, shattered his light.
Shattered his light.

O Master of the world, if punishment you crave,
Tell me my crime, what sins I gave.
This cruelty, this torment, I'll no more endure,
My foes I'll crush, their wicked reign to cure.

This tiny soul, abandoned lies,
Upon the road, beneath the skies,
No kin to claim, no hand to hold,
No story told, forever cold.
This tiny soul, what fault did she impart?
Reveal the truth, the pain within the heart.
Her destiny, what future holds?
Oh, someone tell, before she grows old.
Oh, someone tell.