Yaki bechara o tanhaa yaki lab tashna dar sahraa
Yaki bedard o beparwa ajab dunyaast in dunyaa
Yaki choon maahi dar shast yaki bepool, yaki pool mast
Yaki bepaa, yaki bedast ajab dunyaast in dunyaa

Yaki az aadami dur ast ze sorwat mast o maghroor ast
Ba fekrash az khoda zor ast ajab dunyaast in dunyaa
Yaki dar qaide zindan ast ze ahmaalash peshemaan ast
Dilash labriz armaan ast ajab dunyaast in dunyaa

Yaki az bacha bezaar ast yaki bar nakhonash zaar ast
Ba yaade bacha beemar ast ajab dunyaast in dunyaa
Yaki dur az watan bashad cho gol dur az chaman bashad
Ke jaan dur ze tan bashad ajab dunyaast in dunyaa

Yaki be deen o iman ast ba khedmatgaar-e shaitaan ast
Paie azaar insaan ast ajab dunyaast in dunyaa
Yaki az ishq deewana myaane mardom afsana
Yaki bekoy o bekhana ajab dunyaast in dunyaa

Yaki omid ba zan daarad yaki yaad-e watan daarad
Yaki fekre kafan daarad ajab dunyaast in dunyaa
Yaki omid ba zan daarad yaki fekre kafan daarad
Yaki yaad-e watan daarad ajab dunyaast in dunyaa

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What a Strange World This Is One is helpless and alone, Another is thirsty in the desert,
One lives without worries, careless and free, What a strange world this is
One swims freely, like a fish in a river, One is penniless, another is drowning in wealth,
One has no legs, another has no hands, What a strange world this is

One is detached from humanity, Drunk on wealth, blinded by arrogance,
Believes power is greater than God, What a strange world this is
One is trapped behind prison bars, Regretting the sins of his past
His heart now filled with dreams, What a strange world this is

One despises children, Another weeps over a broken fingernail,
While someone else mourns a sick child, What a strange world this is
One is far from his homeland, Like a flower uprooted from its garden,
Like a soul separated from its body, What a strange world this is.

One has lost faith, Serving the devil’s will,
Finding joy in harming others, What a strange world this is
One is madly in love, Becoming a legend among people,
Another is lost, without home or shelter, What a strange world this is

One dreams of marriage, Another prepares for his funeral shroud,
While someone else longs for his homeland, What a strange world this is