Kaari kaari raina saari sau andhere kyu layi, kyu layi?
Roshni ke pau mein ye baediya si kyun aayi, kyun aayi?
Ujiyaare kaise angaare jaise, chaau chaili, dhup maili kyun hai ri
Why does the engulfing black black night bring along a hundred more darkness? Why?
Why have the shackles appeared on the feet on brightness? Why?
Why do the lights burn like embers, shadows bleed, smudging the sunshine?
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Kaari kaari raina saari sau andhere kyu layi, kyu layi?
Roshni ke pau mein ye baediya si kyun aayi, kyun aayi?
Ujiyaare kaise angaare jaise, chaau chaili, dhup maili kyun hai ri
Why does the engulfing black black night bring along a hundred more darkness? Why?
Why have the shackles appeared on the feet on brightness? Why?
Why do the lights burn like embers, shadows bleed, smudging the sunshine?
Titaliyon ke pankhon par rakh diye gaye pathar, ay khudha tu ghum hai kahan
Reshmi libaaso ke chirte hai kuch khanjar, ay khudha tu ghum hai kahan
Butterflies weighed down with stones on their wings, where have you vanished, O God.
Silken robes being torn by knives,where have you vanished, O God.
Kya reet chal padi hai? kya aag jal padi hai? Kyun chikhta hai surmayi dhuaan?
What customs are these? What fires are burning? Why does the sullen smoke scream?
What customs are these? What fires are burning? Why does the sullen smoke scream?
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Kaari kaari raina saari sau andhere kyu layi, kyu layi?
Roshni ke pau mein ye baediya si kyun aayi, kyun aayi?
Ujiyaare kaise angaare jaise, chaau chaili, dhup maili kyun hai ri
Why does the engulfing black black night bring along a hundred more darkness? Why?
Why have the shackles appeared on the feet on brightness? Why?
Why do the lights burn like embers, shadows bleed, smudging the sunshine?
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Pankudi ki beti hai, kankaron pe leti hai, baarishein hai thaizaab ki
Na yeh utke chal thi hai, Na chitha me jalthi hai, lash hai ye kis kwab ki?
The daughter of petals is lying on a bed of stones, drenching in acid rain
She cannot be awoken, she does not burn in a pyre, a corpse of which dream is she?
Raton mein pal rahi hai, sadkon me chai rahi hai, kyun baal khole dahshatein yahan
Raton mein pal rahi hai, sadkon me chai rahi hai, kyun baal khole dahshatein yahan
Why are terrors nurtured by the night, freely roaming the roads, with their hair left open?
Why are terrors nurtured by the night, freely roaming the roads, with their hair left open?
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Kaari kaari raina saari sau andhere kyu layi, kyu layi?
Roshni ke pau mein ye baediya si kyun aayi, kyun aayi?
Ujiyaare kaise angaare jaise, chaau chaili, dhup maili kyun hai ri
Why does the engulfing black black night bring along a hundred more darkness? Why?
Why have the shackles appeared on the feet on brightness? Why?
Why do the lights burn like embers, shadows bleed, smudging the sunshine?
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Reshmi libaaso ke chirte hai kuch khanjar, ay khudha tu ghum hai kahan
Kya reet chal padi hai? kya aag jal padi hai? Kyun chikhta hai surmayi dhuaan?
Silken robes being torn by knives,where have you vanished, O God.
What customs are these? What fires are burning? Why does the sullen smoke scream?
