aasha aur nirasha hai
jivan ek tamasha hai
apna kya jeena hai
tadap ke aur ro ke
aasha aur nirasha hai
jivan ek tamasha hai
apna kya jeena hai
tadap ke aur ro ke

waqt se hum lad na sake
jee na sake, mar na sake
waqt se hum lad na sake
jee na sake, mar na sake
ye raahe bhi apni nahi
chalne lage, chal na sake
chalne lage, chal na sake
aasha aur nirasha hai
jivan ek tamasha hai
apna kya jeena hai
tadap ke aur ro ke

khade hai hum bhi gulshan walo
daman me ek fiza liye
khade hai hum bhi gulshan walo
daman me ek fiza liye
par kismat ik phul ki khaatir
par kismat ik phul ki khaatir
lakho kaante maang liye
aasha aur nirasha hai
jivan ek tamasha hai
apna kya jeena hai
tadap ke aur ro ke

Hope and despair entwine,
Life, a fleeting pantomime.
What is this life, this breath?
To ache, to weep, embracing death.
Hope and despair entwine,
Life, a fleeting pantomime.
What is this life, this breath?
To ache, to weep, embracing death.

We fought the hour, yet could not win,
Could not live, nor truly begin.
We fought the hour, yet could not win,
Could not live, nor truly begin.
These paths, they are not ours to tread,
We started forth, but could not lead.
We started forth, but could not lead.
Hope and despair entwine,
Life, a fleeting pantomime.
What is this life, this breath?
To ache, to weep, embracing death.

We stand amongst the garden's grace,
With breezes held within our space.
We stand amongst the garden's grace,
With breezes held within our space.
Yet, for a bloom, fate did decree,
Yet, for a bloom, fate did decree,
A million thorns to claim from we.
Hope and despair entwine,
Life, a fleeting pantomime.
What is this life, this breath?
To ache, to weep, embracing death.