ek armaan is paar hai
ek armaan us paar hai
humne khud hi banayi thi jo
raaste me wo diwar hai
ek khushi dil ne kya maang li
har khushi ko najar lag gayi
zindagi jab karib aayi to
zindagi ko najar lag gayi
ab tamanna ho dil me koi
ab tamanna ho dil me koi
main tamanna bhi karti nahi

kya khabar thi ki ye zindagi
phir sawalo me kho jayegi
chalte chalte kisi mod par
raah me raat ho jayegi
jo chale tha humare liye
bujh rahe wo sare deeye
kuch andhero ki thi saajishe
kuch ujalo ne dhokhe diye
ruk gayi hai ye kis mod par
zindagi kyu gujarti nahi

A yearning blooms on this shore,
A yearning on that, forevermore.
The wall that stands, a granite keep,
Was built by hands that now do weep.

A joy the heart did once implore,
A shadowed blight forevermore.
When life drew near, a whispered plea,
The very breath of life, unseen, now flees.

Now should a wish arise within,
Now should a longing begin,
My heart, it dares not wish at all.

Who knew this life, this fragile thread,
Would be lost in questions, left unsaid?
That walking on, at a bend in the way,
Night would fall and steal the day.

The lamps that burned for our delight,
Now flicker, dimming in the night.
Some dark plots, a wicked game,
Some light, a treacherous, burning flame.

At what turn does this journey end?
Why does this life not transcend?