zindagi kya hai kaanta hai ya phul
kaanta samjhna hai bhul
zindagi hai phul

jiwan hai mala sukh dukh ke moti
in motiyo se jiwan me jyoti
jiwan hai mala sukh dukh ke moti
in motiyo se jiwan me jyoti
zindagi kya hai aansu hai ya muskan
aansu nahi nadan zindagi hai muskan

tej badi ye samay ki dhara hai
aasha nirasha iska kinara hai
tej badi ye samay ki dhara hai
aasha nirasha iska kinara hai
zindagi kya hai tufa hai ya patwaar
tufa na samjho yaar
zindagi hai patwaar
zindagi kya hai kata hai ya phul
kata samjhna hai bhul
zindagi hai phul

Is life a thorn, or a bloom?
To see the thorn is gloom.
Life is the bloom.

Life, a garland, beads of joy and ache,
These pearls, a light, our spirits make.
Life, a garland, beads of joy and ache,
These pearls, a light, our spirits make.
Is life a tear, or a smile's bright gleam?
To weep is but a dream.
Life is the gleam.

Swift flows the river, time's fast tide,
Hope and despair its banks abide.
Swift flows the river, time's fast tide,
Hope and despair its banks abide.
Is life a storm, or a guiding oar?
Friend, fear the storm no more.
Life is the oar.
Is life a thorn, or a bloom?
To see the thorn is gloom.
Life is the bloom.