idhar bhi bijli udhar bhi bijli
idhar bhi bijli udhar bhi bijli
bada hi najuk hai ye jamana bada hi najuk hai ye jamana
chandan ki har sakh jal uthi hai
kaha banaye ham asiyana ham asiyana
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye
is nigodi ko is nigodi ko kaha fek aye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye

agar or kuch din na ati to kya tha
agar or kuch din na ati to kya tha
is jawani se masum bachpan bhala tha
hame mar denge hame mar dengi hamari adaye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye

hawa band kaliyo se jab khilti hai
hawa band kaliyo se jab khilti hai
to khusbu baharo ki khud khilti hai
ab chupaye to ye phul ab chupaye to ye phul kaise chupaye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye

hai ujala bahut husan ki chandani me
andhere bhi hai kuch isi roshni me
magar jakhmi dil magar jakhmi dil apna kisko dikhaye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye
is nigodi ko is nigodi ko kaha fek aye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye
ham jawani ko apni kaha leke jaye

Lightning strikes here, lightning there,
Lightning cracks, a fragile air.
This age, so tender, so frail,
Each sandalwood branch ablaze,
Where shall we build our fragile trail?

Where shall we carry our youth's bright fire?
Where to take this yearning deep?
Where can we cast this desperate desire?
Where shall we carry our youth's bright fire?

If only a while longer she'd stayed away,
From this youth, where innocence lay.
These very traits will be our doom, they say.
Where shall we carry our youth's bright fire?

When wind unfurls the buds of Spring,
And fragrance of blossoms takes wing,
How can we hide what beauty must be?
Where shall we carry our youth's bright fire?

Light abounds in beauty's moonlit grace,
Shadows too, in this luminous space.
Yet, wounded hearts, where do we show our face?
Where shall we carry our youth's bright fire?
Where to take this yearning deep?
Where can we cast this desperate desire?
Where shall we carry our youth's bright fire?