kehta hai joker saara jamana
aadhi haqikat aadha fasana
chashma utaaro phir dekho yaaro
duniya nahi hai, chehra purana
kehta hai joker saara jamana
aadhi haqikat aadha fasana
kehta hai joker

apne pe hans kar jag ko hansaya
ban ke tamasha mele me aaya
apne pe hans kar jag ko hansaya
ban ke tamasha mele me aaya
mele me aaya
hindu na mulsim, poorab na pashchim
hindu na mulsim, poorab na pashchim
mazhub hai apna hansna hansaana
kehta hai joker saara jamana
aadhi haqikat aadha fasana
kehta hai joker

dhakke pe dhakka, rele pe rela
hai bheed itni par dil akela
dhakke pe dhakka, rele pe rela
hai bheed itni par dil akela
par dil akela
gam jab sataye, seeti bazana
gam jab sataye, seeti bazana
par maskhare se dil mat lagana
kehta hai joker saara jamana
aadhi haqikat aadha fasana
chashma utaaro phir dekho yaaro
duniya nahi hai, chehra purana
kehta hai joker

The jester whispers to all of the world,
Half-truth entwined with stories unfurled.
Lift up your gaze, my friends, and then see,
The world is reborn, a changed entity.
The jester whispers...

Laughing at self, he draws forth a smile,
A spectacle woven, for a while.
He laughs at self...
No Hindu, no Muslim, no East nor West,
Our creed is to laugh and be blessed.
The jester whispers to all of the world,
Half-truth entwined with stories unfurled.
The jester whispers...

Pushing and shoving, a surging tide,
So many faces, yet nowhere to hide.
Pushing and shoving...
When sorrow descends, whistle a tune,
But don't let jesting consume.
The jester whispers to all of the world,
Half-truth entwined with stories unfurled.
Lift up your gaze, my friends, and then see,
The world is reborn, a changed entity.
The jester whispers...