aye dil hai mushkil jina yaha jara hat ke jara bach ke
ye hai bombay meri jaan
aye dil hai mushkil jina yaha jara hat ke jara bach ke
ye hai bombay meri jaan

kahi building kahi trame, kahi motor, kahi mill
milta hai yaha sab kuch ik milta nahi dil
kahi building kahi trame, kahi motor, kahi mill
milta hai yaha sab kuch ik milta nahi dil
insan ka nahi kahi nam-o-nishan
jara hat ke jara bach ke ye hai bombay meri jaan
aye dil hai mushkil jina yaha jara hat ke jara bach ke
ye hai bombay meri jaan

kahi satta, kahi patta, kahi chori kahi res
kahi daka, kahi phaka kahi thokar kahi thes
kahi satta, kahi patta, kahi chori kahi res
kahi daka, kahi phaka kahi thokar kahi thes
bekaro ke hain kayi kam yaha
jara hat ke jara bach ke ye hai bombay meri jaan
aye dil hai mushkil jina yaha jara hat ke jara bach ke
ye hai bombay meri jaan

beghar ko aawara yaha kehte hans hans
khud kate gale sabke kahe isko business
beghar ko aawara yaha kehte hans hans
khud kate gale sabke kahe isko business
ik chij ke hain kayi naam yaha
jara hat ke jara bach ke ye hai bombay meri jaan
aye dil hai mushkil jina yaha jara hat ke jara bach ke
ye hai bombay meri jaan

bura duniya jo hai kehta aisa bhola tu naa ban
jo hai karta wo hai bharta hai yaha ka ye chalan
bura duniya jo hai kehta aisa bhola tu naa ban
jo hai karta wo hai bharta hai yaha ka ye chalan
tadbir nahi chalne ki yaha
ye hai bombay ye hai bombay jaan

aye dil hai mushkil jina yaha
jara hat ke jara bach ke ye hai bombay meri jaan
aye dil hai aasa jina yaha suno miter, suno bandhu
ye hai bombay meri jaan aye dil hai mushkil jina yaha
jara hat ke jara bach ke ye hai bombay meri jaan

Oh, heart, it's hard to breathe here,
Step aside, and watch your way,
This is my Bombay, my dear.
Oh, heart, it's hard to breathe here,
Step aside, and watch your way,
This is my Bombay, my dear.

Skyscrapers and trams, engines and mills,
Here, you'll find everything but hearts that thrill.
Skyscrapers and trams, engines and mills,
Here, you'll find everything but hearts that thrill.
Humanity's lost, a fading trace,
Step aside, and watch your way,
This is my Bombay, my dear.
Oh, heart, it's hard to breathe here,
Step aside, and watch your way,
This is my Bombay, my dear.

Power plays, gambling's allure, theft and the chase,
Deceit's shadow, and stumbles, a cold embrace.
Power plays, gambling's allure, theft and the chase,
Deceit's shadow, and stumbles, a cold embrace.
Here, the jobless weave their despairing art,
Step aside, and watch your way,
This is my Bombay, my dear.
Oh, heart, it's hard to breathe here,
Step aside, and watch your way,
This is my Bombay, my dear.

The homeless are called vagrants, laughter rings,
They slit each other's throats, and call it the business things.
The homeless are called vagrants, laughter rings,
They slit each other's throats, and call it the business things.
A single truth, with a thousand names,
Step aside, and watch your way,
This is my Bombay, my dear.
Oh, heart, it's hard to breathe here,
Step aside, and watch your way,
This is my Bombay, my dear.

The world condemns you, don't be naive,
You reap what you sow, this is life's reprieve.
The world condemns you, don't be naive,
You reap what you sow, this is life's reprieve.
Bullying here will never succeed,
This is Bombay, This is Bombay, my dear.

Oh, heart, it's hard to breathe here,
Step aside, and watch your way,
This is my Bombay, my dear.
Oh, heart, it's easy to breathe here,
Listen friend, listen brother,
This is my Bombay, my dear.
Oh, heart, it's hard to breathe here,
Step aside, and watch your way,
This is my Bombay, my dear.