woh jaanta hai mere yaar
woh jaanta hai mere yaar
socha na kabhi man mein
laaye na kabhi lab pe
kab mangenge hum rab se
woh jaanta hai mere yaar
woh jaanta hai mere yaar
socha na kabhi man mein
laaye na kabhi lab pe
kab mangenge hum rab se
woh jaanta hai mere yaar
woh jaanta hai mere yaar

ye na samajhna bach jayega
Insaan ka tu dil dukha ke
Insaan ko insaan se lada ke
nafratein unme jagaa ke
rehna tu bhi taiyar
woh jaanta hai mere yaar
woh jaanta hai mere yaar

mandir masjid ya girija ho
kuchh ho tera pehnawa
ghar becha mazhab ko tune
karke koi bhi dikhawa
chhupna hai tera bekaar
woh jaanta hai mere yaar
woh jaanta hai mere yaar

sun le zaraa e insaan
khamosh hai rab to rehne de
o murakh na aazma
rehne de rehne de
gar hans diya rab hans diya
phir na bachegi koi bhi jaa
na yeh zameen na aasma
koi na dega phir to jagah
ke har jagah ke har disha
ke har jagah ke har disha
woh jaanta hai mere yaar

He knows, my friend, He knows.
Never did the thought arise within,
Never did the words grace the lips,
When we might ask from the Lord.
He knows, my friend, He knows.
Never did the thought arise within,
Never did the words grace the lips,
When we might ask from the Lord.
He knows, my friend, He knows.

Do not believe you'll escape,
By breaking a human heart,
By setting humans against each other,
By igniting hatred within them.
Prepare yourself too,
He knows, my friend, He knows.
He knows, my friend, He knows.

Be it temple, mosque, or church,
Whatever your outward guise,
You sold your home to religion,
Through any pretense you might employ.
Your hiding is in vain,
He knows, my friend, He knows.
He knows, my friend, He knows.

Listen closely, oh human,
If the Lord is silent, let Him be.
Oh fool, do not test Him,
Let it be, let it be.
If the Lord laughs, He laughs,
Then nothing will remain, no being.
Neither this earth nor the heavens,
No one will offer a place then.
For every place, every direction,
He knows, my friend, He knows.