main ik adhuri kahani hu
main ik adhuri kahani hu
bin maa ki abhaagi beti hu
baabul ki talaash me phirti hu
gumnaam parivar ki beti hu
main ik adhuri kahani hu

kabhi gudiya bankar lut gayi
kabhi gudiya bankar lut gayi
to kabhi nirbhala kehkar fas gayi
hawas ke bazaar me
nilaam huyi hu
main ik adhuri kahani hu
main ik adhuri kahani hu

bin shehnaaiyo ke dulhan hu
bin shehnaaiyo ke dulhan hu
kunwari maa banne wali hu
maut ke kuven me
jeevan dhundhu
main ik adhuri kahani hu
main ik adhuri kahani hu

main ik ladki main ik aurat
main ik ladki main ik aurat
main ik maa bhi hu
main ik maa bhi hu o o o
main ik adhuri kahani hu
main ik adhuri kahani hu

jis desh me maa durga puji gayi
jis desh me maa durga puji gayi
uss desh ki abla luti gayi
insaniyat ki ummid karun
insaniyat ki ummid karun
jaise taise ye daastaan puri karun
phir bhi ik adhuri kahani hu
phir bhi ik adhuri kahani hu

main ik adhuri kahani hu
main ik adhuri kahani hu
bin maa ki abhaagi beti hu
baabul ki talaash me phirti hu
gumnaam parivar ki beti hu
main ik adhuri kahani hu

I am an unfinished tale,
an orphaned daughter, bereft.
Searching for a father's embrace,
a daughter of a nameless clan.
I am an unfinished tale.

Once a doll, defiled and broken,
or condemned as if fearless,
auctioned in the market of lust.
I am an unfinished tale.
I am an unfinished tale.

A bride without wedding music,
destined to be a mother unwed,
seeking life in the well of death.
I am an unfinished tale.
I am an unfinished tale.

I am a girl, I am a woman,
I am also a mother,
a mother, oh, oh, oh.
I am an unfinished tale.
I am an unfinished tale.

In the land where Durga is worshipped,
the defenseless woman is violated.
Hoping for humanity's touch,
hoping for humanity's touch,
I strive to complete this story somehow.
Yet still, an unfinished tale.
Yet still, an unfinished tale.

I am an unfinished tale.
I am an unfinished tale.
An orphaned daughter, bereft.
Searching for a father's embrace,
a daughter of a nameless clan.
I am an unfinished tale.