ye sach hain dosto sharaabi hum nahi
kisi bhi haal mein jeene ka ghum nahi
ye sach hain dosto sharaabi hum nahi
kisi bhi haal mein jeene ka ghum nahi
kisi bhi haal mein hum jeete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
o jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
o jab dil karta hai peete hain

saagar se rishta joda na jaaye
yaaron ka dil bhi toda na jaaye
toda na jaaye, toda na jaaye
wo keh rahe hain kasam deke apni
peena peelana chhoda na jaaye
chhoda na jaaye, chhoda na jaaye
ye sach hain dosto sharaabi hum nahi
kisi bhi haal mein jeene ka ghum nahi
kisi bhi haal mein hum jeete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
o jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
o jab dil karta hai peete hain

phir jaam chhalka phir yaad aayi
ye aag dil mein kisne lagayi
kisne lagayi, kisne lagayi
unki nazar se ek baar pee thi
ab tak mujh pe masti si chhayi
masti si chhayi, masti si chhayi
ye sach hain dosto sharaabi hum nahi
kisi bhi haal mein jeene ka ghum nahi
kisi bhi haal mein hum jeete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
o jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
o jab dil karta hai peete hain

kehati hain duniya humko sharaabi
thodi si peeli to kyaa hain kharaabi
kyaa hain kharaabi, kyaa hain kharaabi
madhosh itna main bhi na hota
hota na agar ye mausam gulaabi
mausam gulaabi, mausam gulaabi
ye sach hain dosto sharaabi hum nahi
kisi bhi haal mein jeene ka ghum nahi
kisi bhi haal mein hum jeete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
o jab dil karta hai peete hain
jab dil karta hai peete hain
o jab dil karta hai peete hain

Friends, it's true, we are not drunkards, no,
No sorrow clings to how we live below.
Friends, it's true, we are not drunkards, no,
No sorrow clings to how we live below.
We live as we must, with hearts ablaze,
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
Oh, drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
Oh, drink when the heart its freedom sways.

We cannot sever ties with the sea's embrace,
Nor break the hearts of friends in this space.
Break no hearts, break no hearts.
They plead with oaths, their whispers start,
That drinking, sharing, we should not erase.
Not erase, not erase.
Friends, it's true, we are not drunkards, no,
No sorrow clings to how we live below.
We live as we must, with hearts ablaze,
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
Oh, drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
Oh, drink when the heart its freedom sways.

Again the cup overflows, memories bloom,
Who lit this fire, this heart's dark room?
Who lit this fire, who lit this room?
From their gaze, a single drink I took,
And still their madness fills my gloom.
Fills my gloom, fills my gloom.
Friends, it's true, we are not drunkards, no,
No sorrow clings to how we live below.
We live as we must, with hearts ablaze,
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
Oh, drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
Oh, drink when the heart its freedom sways.

The world proclaims us, "drunkards," they say,
A little drink, what harm can it convey?
What can it convey, what can it convey?
I would not be so lost in haze,
If not for this blush of a rose-like day.
Rose-like day, rose-like day.
Friends, it's true, we are not drunkards, no,
No sorrow clings to how we live below.
We live as we must, with hearts ablaze,
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
Oh, drink when the heart its freedom sways.
And drink when the heart its freedom sways.
Oh, drink when the heart its freedom sways.