maine ek mala goondhi hai maine ek mala goondhi hai
ashko ki mala goondhi hai ashko ki mala goondhi hai
maine ek mala goondhi hai
kyu goondhi kaise goondhi hai kyu goondhi kaise goondhi hai
pucho jake us joohi se pucho jake us joohi se
jo mere mit ashao ke jo meri mit ashao ke
matpan par roti rahti hai matpan par roti rahti hai
maine ek mala goondhi hai maine ek mala goondhi hai

I have woven a garland, I have,
A garland of tears, I have.
I have woven a garland.

Why I wove it, how I wove it,
Ask the jasmine, go ask the jasmine,
That weeps over the decay,
The decay of my withered hopes,
Weeps over it, ever weeping.
I have woven a garland, I have.