Kehta hai joker saara jamaana
whole world calls me a clown
Aadhi haqikat aadha fasana
half of it is true, but half is false too
Chashma utaaro phir yaaro dekho
remove your glasses, and look again
duniya nahi hai chehra purana
world has changed, not me (lit: face is same old)
kehta hai joke...
(Apne pe hans kar jag ko hansaya
I laughed at myself to make other laugh
Ban ke tamasha mele main aaya) - 2
I became a object/game in the fair
mele main aaya
come in the fair
(hindu na mulsim, poorab na pashchim) -2
neither [I am] Hindu nor Muslim, neither Oriental nor Occidental
Mazhub hai apna, hansna hansaana
to laugh and make people laugh is my religion
kehta hai joker ...
(Dhakke pe dhakka, rele pe rela
push and pull, crowd and flow
Hai bheed itni, par dil akela ) -2
so many people, yet my heart is alone
par dil akela
yet my heart is alone
(gam jab sataye, seeti bazana ) -2
if you feel sorry, just call out to me
par maskhare se dil mat lagana
but don't take my fun at face value
kehta hai joker ...
chasma utaro ...
kehta hai joker ...
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