duniya to yaar hai ghazab tamasha
gam ho gam hai nahi hai khushi
aasha pe dekhu pe hai chhayi nirasha
aanshu hi aanshu kahi na hasi
jhuthe hai sare wade sari baate
sare rishte sari nate
sach hai kya yaha
kise pata kise pata
duniya to yaar hai ghazab tamasha
gam ho gam hai nahi hai khushi

The world, a stage of wondrous plight,
Where sorrow reigns, and joy takes flight.
Hope's gaze falls on a shadowed scene,
Despair's dark cloak, forever green.

False are the vows, the words we weave,
The ties we bind, the hearts we cleave.
What truth resides within this space?
Who knows the answer, time and place?

The world, a stage of wondrous plight,
Where sorrow reigns, and joy takes flight.