dard me dubi zindagi kyu hain
dard me dubi zindagi kyu hain
gum ke saaye me har khushi kyu hain
gum ke saaye me har khushi kyu hain
dard me dubi zindagi kyu hain

mera bachpan jahan pe beeta hain
mera bachpan jahan pe beeta hain
mere khwabon me wo gali kyun hain
mere khwabon me wo gali kyun hain
gum ke saaye me har khushi kyu hain
dard me dubi zindagi kyu hain

har qadam saath mere chal kar bhi
har qadam saath mere chal kar bhi
zindagi mujhse ajnabee kyun hain
zindagi mujhse ajnabee kyun hain
gum ke saaye me har khushi kyu hain
dard me dubi zindagi kyu hain

dard o gamo har kadam pe milate hain
dard o gamo har kadam pe milate hain
par masarat kabhi kabhi kyun hain
par masarat kabhi kabhi kyun hain
gum ke saaye me har khushi kyu hain
dard me dubi zindagi kyu hain

main mukamall samjhta hu khud ko
main mukamall samjhta hu khud ko
soch me meri ye kamee kyun hain
soch me meri ye kamee kyun hain
gum ke saaye me har khushi kyu hain
dard me dubi zindagi kyu hain

A life submerged in sorrow, why?
A life submerged in sorrow, why?
In shadows of grief, joy must lie?
In shadows of grief, joy must lie?
A life submerged in sorrow, why?

Where my childhood bloomed and breathed,
Where my childhood bloomed and breathed,
In dreams, that street, why is it wreathed?
In dreams, that street, why is it wreathed?
In shadows of grief, joy must lie?
A life submerged in sorrow, why?

Though life walks beside me, step by step,
Though life walks beside me, step by step,
Why does it feel so far to keep?
Why does it feel so far to keep?
In shadows of grief, joy must lie?
A life submerged in sorrow, why?

Grief and pain at every stride,
Grief and pain at every stride,
But fleeting, joy, where does it hide?
But fleeting, joy, where does it hide?
In shadows of grief, joy must lie?
A life submerged in sorrow, why?

I perceive myself complete and whole,
I perceive myself complete and whole,
Why then, this lack within my soul?
Why then, this lack within my soul?
In shadows of grief, joy must lie?
A life submerged in sorrow, why?