kuch rang bhujaye hai kuch harsh mitaye hai
fir aaj jamane ne kuch khawab jalaye hai
ye kasi bahsat hai har mod pe dahsat hai
dhadkan sahmi si hai or dil murjaye hai

kal tak tu naya sabare tha
ab jahar bhuji ek rat hai kya

we ishk teri jaat hai kya
we ishk teri jaat hai kya
kya dharm hai tera yaad hai kya

ye duniya bhi kya duniya hai
jo ishk ki bari bn bathi
yah surakh gulabi shayam bhi
ganghor duphari bn bathi

jaha radha ke sang krishan hua waha
tute dil ye riwaj hai kya

we ishk teri jaat hai kya
we ishk teri jaat hai kya
kya dharm hai tera yaad hai kya
we ishk teri jaat hai kya

Some colors have faded, some joys now gone,
Again, the age has burned dreams till dawn.
What debate is this, dread at every turn?
The heart trembles, a withered soul to mourn.

Once, you were the dawn, a fresh, new start,
Now, a poisoned night, tearing us apart.
O Love, what is your essence, your core?
O Love, what is your essence, forevermore?
Do you remember your faith, your sacred lore?

What kind of world is this we now face,
That shackles love, in this desolate place?
These crimson, rosy evenings too,
Have become fierce, scorching noon, untrue.

Where Krishna danced with Radha, hand in hand,
Broken hearts now, the custom of the land?

O Love, what is your essence, your core?
O Love, what is your essence, forevermore?
Do you remember your faith, your sacred lore?
O Love, what is your essence, forevermore?