aaj ke daur me ae dost ye manjar kyu hai
aaj ke daur me ae dost ye manjar kyu hai
zakhm har sar pe har ik haath me patthar kyu hai
aaj ke daur me ae dost ye manjar kyu hai

jab haqiqat hai, ki har zarre me tu rehta hai
jab haqiqat hai, ki har zarre me tu rehta hai
fir zamin par kahin masjid, kahin mandir kyu hai
zakhm har sar pe har ik haath me patthar kyu hai
aaj ke daur me ae dost ye manjar kyu hai

apna anjaam to maalum hai sabko phir bhi
apna anjaam to maalum hai sabko phir bhi
apni nazron me har insaan sikandar kyu hai
zakhm har sar pe har ik haath me patthar kyu hai
aaj ke daur me ae dost ye manjar kyu hai

zindagi jine ke kaabil hi nahin, ab faakir
zindagi jine ke kaabil hi nahin, ab faakir
warna har aankh me ashqo ka
samandar kyoon hai
zakhm har sar pe har ik haath me patthar kyu hai
aaj ke daur me ae dost ye manjar kyu hai

In this age, my friend, why this grim scene?
In this age, my friend, why this grim scene?
Each head wounded, each hand holding stone, it seems.
In this age, my friend, why this grim scene?

If truth resides in every atom's heart,
If truth resides in every atom's heart,
Why then mosques and temples tear the earth apart?
Each head wounded, each hand holding stone, it seems.
In this age, my friend, why this grim scene?

Though fate's decree is known to one and all,
Though fate's decree is known to one and all,
Why does each soul see itself rise and fall?
Each head wounded, each hand holding stone, it seems.
In this age, my friend, why this grim scene?

Life feels unworthy, a beggar's plea,
Life feels unworthy, a beggar's plea,
Or else, why oceans in each eye we see?
Each head wounded, each hand holding stone, it seems.
In this age, my friend, why this grim scene?