jiwan kya hai dhalta suraj pal pal dhalta jaye
is nagri se jane wale lot ke phir na aye
tere hatho me jiwan ki jeet haar hai
tere hatho me jiwan ki jeet haar hai
tu soch ke dunia pe jara dil ko lutana
tu soch ke dunia pe jara dil ko lutana
usse bhi tere talu karar hai
tere hatho me jiwan ki jeet haar hai
tere hatho me jiwan ki jeet haar hai

juari ki mahfil se ayi sada ayi sada
juari ki mahfil se ayi sada ayi sada
jiwan hai ek jua khel tu hasta hua khel tu
tujhe dega wahi jisne sabko diya
eye khiladi tu kyu itna bekarar hai
tere hatho me jiwan ki jeet haar hai
tere hatho me jiwan ki jeet haar hai

gujare na gujre ye jiwan hai kaisa jiwan hai kaisa
jidhar aj dekho kare raz kaisa kare raz kaisa
kahi hai amiri kahi hal aisa
kahi hai amiri kahi hal aisa
ke dunia me jina bhi dushwar hai
tere hatho me jiwan ki jeet haar hai
tere hatho me jiwan ki jeet haar hai
tere hatho me jiwan ki jeet haar hai

What is life? A setting sun, moment by moment descending,
From this city of shadows, those who depart, never returning.
In your hands rests life's triumph, its defeat, its surrender,
In your hands, the scales of existence, forever a blender.
Consider deeply, the world's canvas, your heart's offering,
Consider it now, and the soul finds sweet comforting.
Even then, your palate, it finds its own space,
In your hands rests life's victory, its loss, and its chase.
In your hands, the echoes of life, its grace, its disgrace.

From the gambler's den, a constant whisper, forever,
From the gambler's room, a song without end, never, never
Life's a gamble, a game you must play with laughter,
Life's a gamble, play and chase joy, ever after.
He who gave to all, will give to you as well,
Oh, Player, why are you so restless in this hell?
In your hands rests life's victory, its sorrowful plight,
In your hands, the weight of darkness and light.

Does this life pass, or linger? What kind of existence, this game?
Wherever you look, power reigns, a perpetual flame.
Some have riches, others a desolate plight,
Some have riches, others swallowed by night.
That to live in this world, is a burden to bear,
In your hands rests life's triumph, its suffering, its care.
In your hands, the echoes of hope, the heart's cruel quest,
In your hands, life's final verdict, its ultimate test.
In your hands, the echoes of life, its grace, its disgrace.