zinda hu magar zinda hu nahi
phul hu magar khusbu nahi
zinda hu magar zinda hu nahi
phul hu magar khusbu nahi
pure honge kya sapne kahi
pure honge kya sapne kahi
kahta hai dil nahi re nahi
zinda hu magar zinda hu nahi
phul hu magar khusbu nahi

jaise chalti pawan suhani mai bhi waise chalu
jaise chalti pawan suhani mai bhi waise chalu
ji karta alhad nadiya jaisi mai bhi bahu
ho panchi ke jaisi udti firu dil hai kahi ja hai kahi
o iske siwa kuch bhi nahi nahi nahi nahi
zinda hu magar zinda hu nahi
phul hu magar khusbu nahi

koi mere bhi jiwan me ban bahar chha jaye
koi mere bhi jiwan me ban bahar chha jaye
mere man ke andhiyare me bhi chanda muskaye
mujhe pyar kya hai ye mujhe samjhaye
hoti to hai aahat kahi
aata magar koi nahi nahi nahi nahi
zinda hu magar zinda hu nahi
phul hu magar khusbu nahi

Alive, yet not alive, I dwell,
A flower, but scent I cannot tell.
Alive, yet not alive, I stay,
A flower, but fragrance slips away.
Will dreams entire ever bloom?
Will they escape the echoing tomb?
My heart cries out, "No, never, nay!"
Alive, yet not alive, I stay,
A flower, but fragrance slips away.

Like a gentle breeze that softly sighs,
I yearn to move beneath the skies.
Like a playful river, wild and free,
I long to flow eternally.
Oh, like a bird, to take my flight,
My heart is there, my soul in sight.
Beyond all else, there is no plea,
Alive, yet not alive, I be,
A flower, but fragrance slips away.

May someone blossom in my life,
And banish all the inner strife.
Within my shadowed, darkened space,
May moonlight smile upon my face.
To teach me what true love can be,
A whisper stirs, but none I see.
Though echoes call, no one draws near,
Alive, yet not alive, I fear,
A flower, but fragrance slips away.