deep jal raha deep jal raha
hai magar roshni kaha sans chal rahi hai magar
zindagi kaha deep jal raha

dhaye ja sitam pe tu sitam mere jaha
dhaye ja sitam pe tu sitam mere jaha
jee rahe hai gum se hum to beraham yaha
chand khil raha hai magar chandani kaha
sans chal rahi hai magar zindagi kaha
deep jal raha

kya saza de unko jinka ye kasur hai
kya saza de unko jinka ye kasur hai
dil ke paas hai magar nazar se dur hai
sur machal rahe hai magar baat ye kaha
sans chal rahi hai magar zindagi kaha
deep jal raha hai magar roshni kaha
sans chal rahi hai magar zindagi kaha
deep jal raha

The lamp is lit, the lamp is lit,
But where does light reside?
The breath still moves, the breath still moves,
But where does life abide?
The lamp is lit.

Let cruelty rain, in my world, let it fall,
Let cruelty rain, in my world, let it fall,
We live on grief, the cruelest of all.
The moon ascends, the moon ascends,
But where does moonlight call?
The breath still moves, the breath still moves,
But where does life enthrall?
The lamp is lit.

What punishment for those whose fault it seems?
What punishment for those whose fault it seems?
Close to the heart, but lost in dreams.
The notes they rise, the notes they rise,
But where does meaning gleam?
The breath still moves, the breath still moves,
But where does life redeem?
The lamp is lit, but where does light reside?
The breath still moves, but where does life abide?
The lamp is lit.