hame to sham-e-gham me kaatni hai zindagi apni
hame to sham-e-gham me kaatni hai zindagi apni
jaha wo hai wahi ai chaand le ja chandani apni
jaha wo hai wahi ai chaand le ja chandani apni

agar kuch thi to bas ye thi tamanna akhiri apni
agar kuch thi to bas ye thi tamanna akhiri apni
ki tum saahil pe hote aur kashti doobati apni
hame to sham-e-gham me kaatni hai zindagi apni

taqaza hai yehi dil ka wahi chaliye, wahi chaliye
wo mehfil haaye jis mehfil me duniya lut gayi apni
hame to sham-e-gham me kaatni hai zindagi apni

khuda ke vaaste zalim ghadi bhar ke liye aa ja
ghadi bhar ke liye aa ja
bhujhani hai tere daaman pe shama-e zindagi apni
hame to sham-e-gham me kaatni hai zindagi apni
hame to

Our lives, we must spend in sorrow's twilight,
Our lives, in this sorrow's dusk we must reside.
O moon, take your silver, your light so bright,
To where she dwells, your luminescence guide.

If a longing remained, a final plea,
If one desire held fast, it was this alone:
That you on the shore, and our boat to sea,
As it sank, our vessel to be overthrown.
Our lives, in sorrow's twilight we must reside.

The heart implores, to that place we must go,
To that gathering where our world was undone,
To that place where our very being must flow.
Our lives, in sorrow's twilight we must reside.

From God's embrace, tyrant, come for a while,
Just for a fleeting moment, return and be here,
To extinguish the flame, our life's precious smile,
Upon your robe, our existence disappear.
Our lives, in sorrow's twilight we must reside,
Our lives…