ik din bahaaro ne phulo se ye kahaa
kaanto ki nok par khilte ho tum magar
hanste ho jhum kar zakhmo ko chum kar
insaano ke liye deewano ke liye
mushkil ye kaam hai
tumko salaam hai haan tumko salaam hai

kahiye saahebaan ye daastaan kaisi lagi
ye daastaan nahi haan-haan ji
haan nahi koi paiyaam hai
tumko salaam hai haan tumko salaam hai

afsos kya dil kushiyo se tha bhara
thoda sa ye agar chhalkaa to kya hua
aadhaa chhalak gaya khaali nahi hua
aadhaa bharaa hua abhi ye jaam hai
tumko salaam hai haan tumko salaam hai

tumne to bas mujhe jeena sikha diya
parda utha diya jalvaa
dikha diya pardaa utha diya
har zakhm daag hai har gul chiraag hai
tumko salaam hai haan tumko salaam hai

is zindagi ko tum thoda sa pyar do
gam ke bhi raat din hans kar guzaar do
kyoki ye zindagi ae mere hamanashi
koi sazaa nahi ye ik inaam hai
tumko salaam hai haan tumko salaam hai

One day, Spring spoke to the flowers,
"You bloom on the tips of thorns, though,
Rejoicing, swaying, kissing wounds,
For humanity, for the enamored.
This is a difficult tale,
To you, salutations, yes, salutations to you."

Tell me, honored ones, how did this story feel?
This is not a tale, yes, yes, sir,
No, it is a message,
To you, salutations, yes, salutations to you.

Why the sorrow? The heart was filled with joys,
If a little spilled over, what of it?
Half spilled, it is not empty,
Half full, still this cup remains,
To you, salutations, yes, salutations to you.

You taught me to simply live,
You lifted the veil, the spectacle
Revealed, lifted the veil,
Every wound a stain, every bloom a lamp,
To you, salutations, yes, salutations to you.

Give a little love to this life,
Pass the days and nights of sorrow with laughter,
Because this life, oh my companion,
Is not a punishment, but a reward,
To you, salutations, yes, salutations to you.