zindagi se jab mile ajnabi lagi
zindagi se jab mile ajnabi lagi
har cheez pass aati huyi dur hi lagi
zindagi se jab mile ajnabi lagi

jise zindagi kehte hain ek raj hai wo gehra
patjhad ke sath savan dariya ke sath sehra
jise zindagi kehte hain ek raj hai wo gehara
patjhad ke sath savan dariya ke sath sehra
kabhi dosti lagi to o
kabhi dosti lagi to kabhi dusmani lagi
zindagi se jab mile ajnabi lagi

dil dil ke bich lakhon parde pade huye hain
dil dil ke bich lakho parde pade huye hain
khamosh sahilo par tufaan ade huye hain
hothon ki hansi o o
hothon ki hansi aaj mujhe bebsi lagi
zindagi se jab mile ajnabi lagi

na ek zindagi to majbur ek nadi hai
na ek zindagi to majburi ek nadi hai
paida huyi kahan par jakar kahan mili hai
sach baat sunke sabko o
sach baat sunke sabko aksar buri lagi hai
zindagi se jab mile ajnabi lagi

is zindagi ke silsile kitne ajeeb hain
jo the najar se dur vo jaan ke karib hai
is zindagi ke silsile kitne ajib hai
jo the najar se door vo jaan ke kareeb hai
humko to zindagi ho o
humko to zindagi khushi ki raghini lagi
zindagi se jab mile ajnabi lagi
zindagi se jab mile ajnabi lagi
har cheez pass aati huyi
har cheez pass aati huyi door hi lagi
zindagi se jab mile ajnabi lagi

When I met life, it felt a stranger's gaze,
When I met life, a stranger's hazy maze.
Each thing that neared, felt distant in the haze,
When I met life, a stranger's vacant phase.

What we call life, a secret deep within,
Like autumn's touch, with summer's river's din.
What we call life, a secret deep within,
Like autumn's touch, a desert's thirsty skin.
Sometimes as friend, Oh,
Sometimes as friend, at times as enemy,
When I met life, a stranger's memory.

Between each heart, a million veils arise,
Between each heart, a million secret lies.
On silent shores, the storm forever sighs,
The smile of lips, Oh,
The smile of lips, a helpless misery,
When I met life, a stranger's history.

If life is one, then forced, a river's flow,
If life is one, the depths where waters go.
Where did it start? And where will it bestow?
The truth revealed, Oh,
The truth revealed, it often felt so low,
When I met life, a stranger's afterglow.

The ways of life, a strange and winding art,
The things unseen, reside within the heart.
The ways of life, a strange and winding art,
The things unseen, forever play their part.
For us, this life, Oh,
For us, this life, a joyous melody,
When I met life, a stranger's fantasy,
When I met life, a stranger's ecstasy.
Each thing that nears,
Each thing that nears, yet distant seems to be,
When I met life, a stranger's legacy.