bedard zamana kya jane
bedard zamana kya jane
hum kaise hai kis hal me hai
bedard zamana kya jane

jis gul me nahi khushbu ki mahak
jis gul me nahi khushbu ki mahak
bulbul ka tarana kya jane
bedard zamana kya jane

jis dil me nahi bijli ki tadap
jis dil me nahi bijli ki tadap
naino ka naino ka nishana kya jane
bedard zamana kya jane

jis aankh ne shama dekhi na ho
jis aankh ne shama dekhi na ho
darde parwana kya jane
darde parwana kya jane
jise laila or majnu ka ilm nahi
jise laila or majnu ka ilm nahi
ulfat ka ulfat ka fasana kya jane
bedard zamana kya jane

hum kaise hai kis hal me
bedard zamana kya jane
bedard zamana kya jane
haye kya jane

The world, unfeeling, cannot comprehend,
The world, unfeeling, cannot comprehend,
How we exist, in what state we bend,
The world, unfeeling, cannot comprehend.

A flower devoid of fragrance's grace,
A flower devoid of fragrance's grace,
Knows not the nightingale's melodic space,
The world, unfeeling, cannot comprehend.

A heart untouched by lightning's fierce fire,
A heart untouched by lightning's fierce fire,
Knows not the gaze, the soul's desire,
The world, unfeeling, cannot comprehend.

An eye that has not witnessed a flame's dance,
An eye that has not witnessed a flame's dance,
Knows not the moth's devoted trance,
The world, unfeeling, cannot comprehend.
Those who know not of Majnu and Laila's plight,
Those who know not of Majnu and Laila's plight,
Know not the stories of love's endless light,
The world, unfeeling, cannot comprehend.

How we exist, in what state we bend,
The world, unfeeling, cannot comprehend,
The world, unfeeling, cannot comprehend,
Alas, they do not understand.