Ami chai ami chai
    Ami chai
Nahi pai kabhu ami
    Nahi pai
Asha lagi kandi ami
    Asha lagi
Byatha sathe rahi ami
    Sada jagi

I want, I want, I want.
I never get, I never get, I never get.
I cry for my old friend, hope.
Alas, now my only friend
Is an undying life of sorrow.