dhuaan uthaa hai kahi aag jal rahi hogi
dhuaan uthaa hai kahi aag jal rahi hogi
asir-e-roshani baahar nikal rahi hogi
dhuaan uthaa hai kahi aag jal rahi hogi

ye chaaro or se aate hue kai daste
jab ek dusre ke jism aake chhute hai
koi to haath milaakar nikal gayaa hogaa
kisi ki mod pe manzil badal gai hogi
asir-e-roshani baahar nikal rahi hogi
dhuaan uthaa hai kahi aag jal rahi hogi

har ek roz naya aasmaan khultaa hai
khabar nahi hai ki kal din kaa rang kyaa hogaa
palak se paani giraa hai to usko girne do
koi puraani tamannaa pighal rahi hogi
dhuaan uthaa hai kahi aag jal rahi hogi
asir-e-roshani baahar nikal rahi hogi

Smoke ascends – a fire must be ablaze,
Smoke ascends – a fire must be ablaze,
Captives of light, escaping the haze.
Smoke ascends – a fire must be ablaze.

These legions converge from every side,
Their bodies touch, where destinies collide.
Some clasp hands, then vanish from sight,
While others find their paths altered by night.
Smoke ascends – a fire must be ablaze,
Captives of light, escaping the haze.

Each day a new sky unfurls above,
Uncertain hues tomorrow will prove.
Let tears fall free from the eye's soft rim,
An old desire, melting within.
Smoke ascends – a fire must be ablaze,
Captives of light, escaping the haze.