ye raat bahut rangin sahi
ye raat bahut rangin sahi, is raat men gam kaa zahar bhi hai
nagamon ki khanak men duubi huyi, fariyaad-o-fugaan ki lahar bhi hai
ye raat bahut rangin sahi

tum raks karo main sher padhuun, matalab to hai kuchh kairaat mile
is kaum ke bachchon ki kaatir, kuchh sikkon ki saugaat mile
sikke to karodon dhal-dhalakar, takasaal se baahar aate hain
kin vaaron men kho jaate hain, kin pardon men chhup jaate hain

ye zulm nahin to phir kyaa hai, paise se to kaale dhandhe hon
aur mulk ki vaaris naslon ki taalim ki kaatir chande hon
ab kaam nahin chal sakane kaa, raham aur kairaat ke naare se
is des ke bachche anapadh hain, daulat ke galat bantavaare se

badale ye nizaam-e-zaradaari, badale ye nizaam-e-zaradaari
kah do ye siyaasatadaanon se, ye masaalaa hal hone kaa nahin
kaagaz pe chhape elaanon se
ye masaalaa hal hone kaa nahin, kaagaz pe chhape elaanon se

ye raat bahut rangin sahi, is raat men gam kaa zahar bhi hai
ye raat bahut rangin sahi