o aankh me aansu hai, dil bhi
dard se khali nahi
o aankh me aansu hai, dil bhi
dard se khali nahi
hogi auro ke liye
ye apni diwali nahi
hogi auro ke liye
ye apni diwali nahi

o tum jalate ho diye
jalte yaha hai dil ke dag
o tum jalate ho diye
jalte yaha hai dil ke dag
zindagi apni hai kanta
phul ki dali nahi
zindagi apni hai kanta
phul ki dali nahi

mana lo duniya walo
mana lo duniya walo
apni ye diwali nahi
hogi auro ke liye
ye apni diwali nahi
hogi auro ke liye
ye apni diwali nahi

In the eye, a tear, and the heart too,
Not empty of pain.
In the eye, a tear, and the heart too,
Not empty of pain.
This is for others,
Not our Diwali's refrain.
This is for others,
Not our Diwali's refrain.

You light your lamps,
But here, the heart's scars burn.
You light your lamps,
But here, the heart's scars burn.
Our life is a thorn,
Not a flowering urn.
Our life is a thorn,
Not a flowering urn.

Celebrate, people of the world,
Celebrate, people of the world,
This is not our Diwali.
This is for others,
Not our Diwali's refrain.
This is for others,
Not our Diwali's refrain.