saat samundar paar ke gudiyo ke bajaar se
achhi si gudiya laana
gudiya chaahe na lana pappa jaldi aa jana
saat samundar paar ke gudiyo ke bajaar se
achhi si gudiya laana
gudiya chaahe na lana pappa jaldi aa jana

tum pardes gaye jab se bas ye haal huwa tab se
dil divana lagata hai ghar virana lagata hai
jhilmil chand sitaaro ne darwajo divaro ne
sabne puchha hai ham se kab jee chhutega gam se
kab jee chhutega gam se
kab hoga unka aana pappa

ma bhi lori nahi gaati hamko nind nahi aati
khel khilaune tut gaye sangi saathi chhut gaye
jeb hamaari khaali hai aur basee diwali hai
ham sabko na tadpaao apne ghar wapas aao
apne ghar wapas aao
aur kabhee phir na jaana pappa

khat na samjho taar hai ye kagaj nahee hai pyar hai ye
duri aur itni duri aisi bhi kya majburi
tum koi nadan nahi tum isse anjan nahi
is jivan ke sapne ho ek tumhee to apne ho
ek tumhee to apane ho
sara jag hai begana pappa

From markets of dolls, beyond seven seas,
Bring home a good doll, if you please.
Though dolls may wait, Papa, come back soon,
From markets of dolls, beneath the moon.

Since you left for lands afar, this is our plight,
A frenzied heart, a desolate night.
Shining stars and moon, the doors, the walls,
All ask us, when will grief fall?
When will grief fall?
When, Papa, will you return to us?

Mother sings no lullabies, sleep escapes our eyes,
Toys lie broken, companions have fled.
Our pockets are bare, the festival stale,
Don't torment us, return, don't fail,
Return to your home,
And never go again, Papa.

Don't see this as a letter, but a wire,
Not paper, but love's desire.
Such distance, why this deep divide?
You are not naive, you cannot hide.
You are life's dream, the only one we claim,
The whole world feels alien, Papa, the same.