ik bewafa ki yaad ne, tadapa ke maar daala, haay
tadapa ke maar daala
ik bewafa ki yaad ne, tadapa ke maar daala, haay
tadapa ke maar daala
ik bewafa ki yaad ne

paimaana zindagi ka meri, gam se bhar diya
paimaana zindagi ka meri, gam se bhar diya
ai dil tera bura ho, ye kya tune kar diya
mujhako mere nasib se, takara ke maar daala, haay
tadapa ke maar daala
ik bewafa ki yaad ne, tadapa ke maar daala, haay
tadapa ke maar daala
ik bewafa ki yaad ne

badanaam haay muft mein, qisamat ka naam tha
badanaam haay muft mein, qisamat ka naam tha
jo kuchh kiya hai tumane, tumhaara hi kaam tha
pahale to aaye saamane, phir ja ke maar daala, haay
tadapa ke maar daala
ik bewafa ki yaad ne, tadapa ke maar daala, haay
tadapa ke maar daala
ik bewafa ki yaad ne

socha tha ghar basaayeinge, apana kushi-kushi
sukh-chain se bitaayeinge, do din ki zindagi
hamako isi kayaal ne, bahaka ke maar daala, haay
tadapa ke maar daala
ik bewafa ki yaad ne, tadapa ke maar daala, haay
tadapa ke maar daala
ik bewafa ki yaad ne

A faithless love's ghost, tormented and slain, oh,
tormented and slain.
A faithless love's ghost, tormented and slain, oh,
tormented and slain.
A faithless love's ghost.

My life's chalice, brimming now with sorrow's tide,
My life's chalice, brimming now with sorrow's tide.
Oh, heart, your folly, what dark deed you hide?
Against my fate I stumbled, and was slain, oh,
tormented and slain.
A faithless love's ghost, tormented and slain, oh,
tormented and slain.
A faithless love's ghost.

Fame's dark stain, yet fortune bore the blame,
Fame's dark stain, yet fortune bore the blame.
What you have wrought, was but your own dark game.
First to appear, then vanished, and were slain, oh,
tormented and slain.
A faithless love's ghost, tormented and slain, oh,
tormented and slain.
A faithless love's ghost.

I dreamt of building, a home of joy and light,
A life of peace, to spend these days so bright,
That very thought, misled me, and was slain, oh,
tormented and slain.
A faithless love's ghost, tormented and slain, oh,
tormented and slain.
A faithless love's ghost.