kabhi khushiyo ke nagme hai kabhi gum ka tarana hai
yahi dasture duniya hai yahi darde jamana hai
kabhi khushiyo ke nagme hai kabhi gum ka tarana hai

samjh kuch bhi nahi aata bas itna hum samajhte hai
bahana fir hakikat hai hakikat bhi bahana hai
yahi dasture duniya hai yahi darde jamana hai

suno is jindagi ki dasta tumko sunate hai
hai dil me dard ka tufa labo ko muskurana hai
yahi dasture duniya hai yahi darde jamana hai

mai nahi majhi sahi lekin mujhe ulfat hai is dar se
mujhe har ek kimat par tere ghar ko basana hai
yahi dasture duniya hai yahi darde jamana hai
kabhi khushiyo ke nagme hai kabhi gum ka tarana hai

Sometimes joy sings its song, sometimes sorrow its plea,
Such is the world's decree, such the age's agony.
Sometimes joy sings its song, sometimes sorrow its plea.

Understanding veiled, yet this much we impart:
Pretense can be truth, and truth a masquerade's art.
Such is the world's decree, such the age's agony.

Listen, as life's story I softly now impart,
Though storms of pain rage, smiles must grace the heart.
Such is the world's decree, such the age's agony.

Though lost I may seem, my love still knows its place,
At any cost, your dwelling, I will embrace.
Such is the world's decree, such the age's agony.
Sometimes joy sings its song, sometimes sorrow its plea.