jab tak maine samjha jivan kya hai
jivan bit gaya jivan bit gaya
jab tak maine samjha jivan kya hai
jivan bit gaya jivan bit gaya

khushiyo ke har phul se maine gam ka haar piroya
pyar tamana thi jivan ki pyar ko pake khoya
apno se khud todke nata
apnepan ko roya apnepan ko roya
jab tak maine samjha apna kya hai
sapna tut gaya sapna tut gaya
jab tak maine samjha jivan kya hai
jivan bit gaya jivan bit gaya

jivan ke kis mod pe aake dur huye wo dil se
aandhi samay ki uda ke le gayi mere nashe man ke tinke
waade karke pyar wafa ke
bichhade saathi milke bichhade saathi milke
jab tak maine samjha saath kya hai
saathi chhut gaya saathi chhut gaya
jab tak maine samjha jivan kya hai
jivan bit gaya jivan bit gaya

tute rishte yaad me unki kyun bheegi hai palke
tute rishte yaad me unki kyun bheegi hai palke
bikhre bikhre dil ke tukde unki khatir tadape
pyasi aankhe pi jaye aansu
aankho se na chalke aankho se na chalke
jab tak maine samjha aansu kya hai
daman bheeg gaya daman bheeg gaya
jab tak maine samjha jivan kya hai
jivan bit gaya jivan bit gaya

Before I knew the song of life,
Life had passed, life had flown.
Before I knew the song of life,
Life had passed, life had flown.

From every bloom of joy, I wove a garland of sorrow,
Love, a longing of life, love found, then lost tomorrow.
Severing ties with those I held dear,
I wept for belonging, I wept for belonging.
Before I knew what mine truly was,
A dream shattered, a dream broken.
Before I knew the song of life,
Life had passed, life had flown.

At which crossroads of life did they depart from my heart?
The storm of time, swept away the embers of my mind's art.
Promises of love, of faith betrayed,
Companions parted, companions parted.
Before I knew what companionship meant,
The companion strayed, the companion fled.
Before I knew the song of life,
Life had passed, life had flown.

In the memory of broken bonds, why do my eyelids weep?
In the memory of broken bonds, why do my eyelids weep?
Scattered fragments of a heart, yearning for them to keep.
Thirsty eyes drink the tears unseen,
From spilling forth, from eyes they keep.
Before I knew what tears truly were,
My garment soaked, my garment wet.
Before I knew the song of life,
Life had passed, life had flown.