mann jagey sari raat

mann jaage saari raat, mera deewana

mann maane na ye baat, ke woh tha begana [x2]

hai khud se hi, khafa khafa

kya chahiye? nahi pata! baawra!

paaya woh naa chaaha, chaaha woh naa paaya

jiske peeche bhaage, woh saaya hai re saaya

kya kya raste dhoonde! kya kya dukh na paaya!

par saaya thehra saaya ke haathon mein na aaya

koi subah, jo main uthuun

bujhe agan, mile sukoon, baawara

gin.ta rehta taare lotun main angare

khud se ladta phirta yeh jag ko thokar maare

kheenche-kheenche baithe, baithe-baithe bhaage

na sunta khud ke aage, yeh pagal ho gaya re

paaya woh naa chaaha, chaaha woh naa paaya

jiske peeche bhaage, woh saaya hai re saaya

kya kya raste dhoonde! kya kya dukh na paaya!

par saaya thehra saaya ke haathon mein na aaya

hai zindagi muhaal kyun?

bana liya yeh haal kyun bata..

uljha-uljha rehta naa sunta naa kuch kehta

sooni sooni aankhon se reh reh paani behta

toote saare naate, haara main samjhate

bichhde din aur saathi phir wapas nahi aate

wapas nahi aate, wapas nahi aate

yeh dard kyun? yeh pyaas kyun?

phira kare, udaas kyun

yeh ranj kyun? talash kyun?

bata! baawara

thandi aahein bhar ke jeeta hai mar-mar ke

pyasa reh gaya hai yeh dariya se guzar ke

dhoke se nazar ke jhonke se umar ke

ret ke mahal sa, deh gaya hai bikhar ke [x2]

aaa aah aa..

mann jaage, jaage re

mann jaage

jaage jaage jaage baawara…