jo main aisa janti
preet ki ye dukh hoye
nagar dhindhora pitti
preet na karyo koye

koi dil na kisi se lagaye
phir na pichhe pachhtaye
jhuthi is duniya ki rit hai
o jhuthi jhuthi pardesiya ki preet hai
koi dil na kisi se lagaye
phir na pichhe pachhtaye
jhuthi is duniya ki rit hai
o jhuthi jhuthi pardesiya ki preet hai

is duniya me ek tumhi se humne nata joda
is duniya me ek tumhi se humne nata joda
aur tumhi ne bhare prem me hi
humse munh moda
koi kaise dil ko samjhaye
apne huye paraye
koi na jag me saccha meet hai
o jhuthi jhuthi pardesiya ki preet hai

van ki dali ke patte patjhad ke liye khile the
van ki dali ke patte patjhad ke liye khile the
hum bhi to tumse us din
is din ke liye mile the
kahe naino se nain milaye
ro ro ab nain ganwaye
haar humari unki jeet hai
o jhuthi jhuthi pardesiya ki preet hai

If I knew this love’s sorrow,
I’d beat the drums through every town,
And warn all hearts, “Beware tomorrow,
Don’t let love bring you down.”

Let no heart attach, let no soul entwine,
Lest regret takes hold, a bitter wine.
This world's ways are but a lie,
Oh, false, false is love's passing sigh.
Let no heart attach, let no soul entwine,
Lest regret takes hold, a bitter wine.
This world's ways are but a lie,
Oh, false, false is love's passing sigh.

In this world, with you, our bond did bloom,
In this world, with you, we chased away the gloom,
And yet, in love's embrace, you turned away,
And left us in the shadows of the fading day.
How can the heart find peace,
When loved ones cease?
No true friend can the world embrace,
Oh, false, false is love's fleeting trace.

The forest's leaves, they knew their fall,
The forest's leaves, knew winter's thrall.
We too, with you, on that bright day,
Met for this very fall and fray.
Why meet eyes, and let them meet,
Only to weep, and life defeat?
Our loss is their sweet victory,
Oh, false, false is love's memory.