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Original Lyrics
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English Translation
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| Khuda tumhe pranaam hai saadar |
O God, I bow down in front of you |
| Par tune di bas ek hi chaadar |
But you've only given me one blanket |
| Kya odhe kya bichayenge |
Should I put it on me or spread it |
| Mere achche din kab aayenge |
When will my good days come |
| Mere achche din kab aayenge |
When will my good days come |
| Do roti aur ek langoti |
You gave couple slices of bread and one loincloth |
| Ek langoti aur woh bhi choti |
And that loincloth is also small |
| Ismein kya badan chupayenge |
How will I hide my body in it |
| Mere achche din kab aayenge |
When will my good days come |
| Mere achche din kab aayenge |
When will my good days come |
| Main khali khali tha |
I was empty |
| Main khali khali hoon |
I am still empty |
| Main khali khali khoya khoya sa |
I am empty and totally lost |
| Main khali khali tha |
I was empty |
| Main khali khali hoon |
I am still empty |
| Main khali khali khoya khoya sa |
I am empty and totally lost |
| Mere achche din kab aayenge |
When will my good days come |
| Mere achche din kab aayenge |
When will my good days come |
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| Ho geet nahi yeh mera dard hai, dard hai |
This is not my song, it's my pain |
| Kaise yeh rozana hi gaata jaaun main |
How I sing this everyday |
| Khali khali jebon mein khwaab hai, khwaab hai |
There are dreams in my empty pockets |
| Poore joh hote nahi |
Which are not being fulfilled |
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| Waqt hua nakhoon ke jaisa |
Time is like a fingernail |
| Bedardi se jisko main kaantun |
Which I'm trying to cut with cruelty |
| Roz zaroorat aur khwaish ke |
Everyday between needs and desires |
| Beech mein khudko kaise main baantun |
How can I distribute myself between them |
| Mere tukde ho jayenge |
I'll shatter to pieces |
| Mere achche din kab aayenge |
When will my good days come |
| Mere achche din kab aayenge |
When will my good days come |
| Main khali khali tha |
I was empty |
| Main khali khali hoon |
I am still empty |
| Main khali khali khoya khoya sa |
I am empty and totally lost |
| Main khali khali tha |
I was empty |
| Main khali khali hoon |
I am still empty |
| Main khali khali khoya khoya sa |
I am empty and totally lost |
| Mere achche din kab aayenge |
When will my good days come |
| Mere achche din kab aayenge |
When will my good days come |
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| Achche din, achche din ho ho ho |
Good days, good days |
| Achche din, achche din ho ho ho |
Good days, good days |
| Achche din, achche din ho ho ho |
Good days, good days |
| Achche din, achche din ho ho ho |
Good days, good days |
| Na jaane yeh kab aayenge |
Who knows when they'll come |
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