ha, aayi ajal ai jindagi
gam ka jamana tal gaya
ab kya girengi bijaliya
jab aashiya hi jal gaya

aa o shab-e-gam aaye ja
sare jaha par chhaye ja
ab tu hi tu rah jayegi
ab kal na haragij aayegi
wo din jo dushman tha tera
wo jindagi ka din mera
wo din hamesha ke liye
haa din wahi din bhar gaya
gam ka jamana tal gaya

iss umra ka awwalpana
iss umra ka aakhirpana
ek jhuth ka darbaar hai
baatilpana jaahilpana
ye jindagi kuchh bhi nahi
ye jindagi kuchh bhi nahi
natak ka jhutha khel hai
jab tak chala so chal gaya
gam ka jamana tal gaya

ha, aayi ajal ai jindagi
gam ka jamana tal gaya
ab kya girengi bijaliya
jab aashiya hi jal gaya

Yes, death arrives, O life, at last,
The age of sorrow, now surpassed.
What lightning now can strike and sear,
When all the nest is burned with fear?

Come, night of grief, and ever flow,
Across the world, your shadows grow.
Now only you will hold your sway,
And never will tomorrow stay.
The day that was your enemy,
That very day of life for me,
That day forever now remains,
Ah, that same day, it fills the plains.
The age of sorrow, now surpassed.

This life's beginning, first embrace,
This life's end, the final space,
A court of lies, a false facade,
Emptiness, ignorance, unsaid.
This life, it signifies no worth,
This life, it offers naught on earth.
A play of false and fleeting art,
It ran its course and did depart.
The age of sorrow, now surpassed.

Yes, death arrives, O life, at last,
The age of sorrow, now surpassed.
What lightning now can strike and sear,
When all the nest is burned with fear?