meri jaan meri jaan
meri jaan tu yeh bata
meri jaan meri jaan
meri jaan tu yeh bata
tujhse karoon wafa, ya khud se karu
meri jaan meri jaan
meri jaan tu yeh bata
sang tere maru ya jiyun apna junoon
sacche jhoothe vaado se, hona hai kya
humko nahi pata hai jab, kal hoga kya
zindagi pe tera mera
kisi ka na zor hai
hum sochte hai kuch
woh saali sochti kuch aur hai
yeh zindagi yeh saali zindagi
hum chahate yahan hai
saali jaati kahin aur hai
lamhe aur lamhon ke beech
yeh tedhe medhe mod hai
yeh zindagi yeh saali zindagi
meri jaan meri jaan
meri jaan tu yeh bata
tujhse karoon wafa, ya khud se karoon

phir ek raat hua ittefaq
main thi tere saath, pehlu mein soyi thi
khoya khoya saath, khwaabon wali raat
bani phir yaad
pehlu mein khoyi si jaagi
subah ko zindagi, nayi si mili
nayi nayi raahon par, tujhe le udi
zindagi pe tera mera
kisi ka na zor hai
hum sochte hai kuch
woh saali sochti kuch aur hai
yeh zindagi yeh saali zindagi
hum chahate yahan hai
saali jaati kahin aur hai
lamhe aur lamhon ke beech
yeh tedhe medhe mod hai
yeh zindagi yeh saali zindagi

My soul, my soul,
My soul, tell me true,
My soul, my soul,
My soul, tell me true,
Do I pledge to you, or to myself?
My soul, my soul,
My soul, tell me true,
Shall I die with you, or live my own craze?

Of promises, true or false, what is the worth?
We know not what tomorrow will bring forth.
Over life, yours and mine,
No command do we hold.
We plan and strive,
But she, life, thinks a different fold.
This life, this wretched life,
We walk one path,
It journeys on another's shore.
Between moments, and moments,
Twisted turns implore.
This life, this wretched life,
My soul, my soul,
My soul, tell me true,
Do I pledge to you, or to myself?

Then one night, a chance did gleam,
I was with you, in your embrace I did dream.
Lost in your presence, a night of sweet dream,
Then memories of it did gleam.
Lost in your embrace, I awoke,
To morning's light, life anew did invoke.
On fresh new paths, it carried you away,
Over life, yours and mine,
No command we hold.
We plan and strive,
But she, life, thinks a different fold.
This life, this wretched life,
We walk one path,
It journeys on another's shore.
Between moments, and moments,
Twisted turns implore.
This life, this wretched life.