ek muamma hai
ek muamma hai samjhne ka na samjhane ka
ek muamma hai samjhne ka na samjhane ka
jindagi kahe ko hai
jindagi kahe ko hai khwab hai diwane ka
ek muamma hai samjhne ka na samjhane ka
aur suniye mohtarma farmate hai
husn hai jaat meri ishq sifat hai meri
husn hai jaat meri ishq sifat hai meri

hu to mai haye
hu to mai shama magar besh hai parvane ka
hu to mai shama magar besh hai parvane ka

A riddle it is,
a riddle, neither to grasp nor to impart.
A riddle it is, neither to grasp nor to impart.
Why life exists,
why life exists, a madman's dream?
A riddle it is, neither to grasp nor to impart.

And listen, the esteemed one proclaims:
Beauty is my essence, love, my attribute.
Beauty is my essence, love, my attribute.

I am, alas,
I am a candle, yet consumed by the moth's desire.
I am a candle, yet consumed by the moth's desire.