na puchho koyi hame zeher kyon pi liya
zeher ye pi liya toh thoda sa ji liya
na puchho koyi hame zeher kyon pi liya
zeher ye pi liya toh thoda sa ji liya
na puchho koyi hame

pi ke na bhukh lage na rahe dard koyi
garibo kaa toh nahi aisa hamdard koyi
kab tak ham ahen bharte na pite to kya karte
pi gayi aag hame das gaye nag hame
suna hai zeher se hi zeher mara karta hai
na puchho koyi hame zeher kyon pi liya
zeher ye pi liya toh thoda sa ji liya
na puchho koyi hame

mitti ke pyale jaisa sabhi mujhe tod gaye
khali botal ki tarah raste me chhod gaye
jhuthe toh puje jayen saza ye sachhe paye
julm nirdosh raha nyay khamosh raha
tu bhi bhagwan kya insaf kiya karta hai
na puchho koyi hame zeher kyon pi liya
zeher ye pi liya toh thoda sa ji liya
na puchho koyi hame

Do not ask why I drank the poison,
For in its depths, a flicker of life was born.
Do not ask me why.

Drinking, hunger fades, and pain departs,
No friend to the poor, no solace for broken hearts.
How long could I weep, what choice was there to make?
Fire consumed me, serpents struck their fatal stake.
They say poison alone can quell the poison's sting,
Do not ask why I drank the poison's ring,
For in its depths, a flicker of life was born.
Do not ask me why.

Like earthen bowls, they shattered me to dust,
Empty bottles left to rot in life's harsh gust.
False idols are worshipped, while truth is condemned,
Innocence unjustly wronged, silent eyes have stemmed.
Oh, God, what justice do you truly claim to hold?
Do not ask why I drank the poison, bold,
For in its depths, a flicker of life was born.
Do not ask me why.