aisi chali taqdeer ki aandhi
bikhar gaye sab tinke
kismat ne is ghar se liye
haay badle ye kis din ke
kya kya rang dikhaye zindagi
kya kya rang dikhaye
kya kya rang dikhaye zindagi
kya kya rang dikhaye
kathputli ki tarah
aadmi ko bhi naach nachaye
kya kya rang dikhaye zindagi
kya kya rang dikhaye

sukh ke din jab beet jaye
to dukh ke bhi kat jayenge
haar na himmat gam ke parwat
raaho se hat jayenge
kahte hain insaan use
jo har thokar sah jaye
kya kya rang dikhaye zindagi
kya kya rang dikhaye

A tempest of fate, a whirlwind spun,
Shattered the reeds, one by one.
From this dwelling, fortune's dues,
Wrenched and altered, the mournful news.

What hues will life now bravely paint?
What shades will rise, a vibrant faint?
What hues will life now bravely paint?
What shades, a whispered complaint?
Like puppets dancing, on strings unseen,
Fate's jesting hand, a cruel machine.
What hues will life now bravely paint?
What shades, a silent complaint?

When days of joy have slipped away,
Then sorrow's shadows must decay.
Do not falter, though mountains loom,
From pathways dark, they'll surely zoom.
They call a soul, of sturdy frame,
One who endures, the searing flame.
What hues will life now bravely paint?
What shades, a valiant complaint?