ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu
har kadam jindagi ek dhokha hai kyu
ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu
har kadam jindagi ek dhokha hai kyu
ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu

dur tak ghum rahi dhundh aaye najar
dhundh aise ki gum ho gayi rehgujar
ek dil de diya uljhane is kadar
kitna mushkil raha jindagi ka safar
jindagi ka safar jindagi ka safar
ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu
har kadam jindagi ek dhokha hai kyu
ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu


aise chaah pakadne mein fasaya hi tha
jise apna kaha woh paraya hi tha
tune aankho ko sapne diye kyu bata
maine sapne sajaye meri kya khata
meri kya khata meri kya khata
ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu
har kadam jindagi ek dhokha hai kyu
ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu

jindagi ban gayi dard ki dastan
badguma ho gaye ye jamin aasmaan
hai ajab chaar su ghum ki parchhaayiya
tu hi batala ke ab jaau bhi toh kaha
jaau bhi toh kahaan jaau bhi to kaha
ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu
har kadam jindagi ek dhokha hai kyu
ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu

mere haathon se kyun dhup ke saaye ghane
behaki raaton na aaya koi thamne
raahpar kyun lage raah mein lutne
dubate waqt sahil raha saamane
sahil raha saamane saahil raha samane
ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu
har kadam jindagi ek dhokha hai kyu
ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu
har kadam jindagi ek dhokha hai kyu
ae khuda ye bata, aisa hota hai kyu

Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?
Every step, a life that deceives me.
Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?
Every step, a life that deceives me.
Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?

Searching far, my eyes did roam,
Seeking paths, now lost from home.
A heart you gave, to be ensnared so,
How arduous, the journey below.
The journey of life, its winding way,
Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?
Every step, a life that deceives me.
Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?

Entrapped by desires, I was bound,
Those I called mine, were never around.
Why dreams you gave, to my vision's keep?
I dreamt my dreams, what fault did I reap?
What fault did I reap, my heart so sore,
Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?
Every step, a life that deceives me.
Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?

Life became a tale of pain’s deep art,
The earth and skies, now torn apart.
A four-cornered gloom, a shadowed plight,
Tell me, where do I turn for light?
Where do I turn, where do I roam?
Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?
Every step, a life that deceives me.
Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?

Why, from my hands, shadows grew so deep?
No solace came, in the nights I weep.
Why, on the path, did I lose my all?
Drowning, the shore, stood before my fall.
The shore stood there, the shore so near,
Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?
Every step, a life that deceives me.
Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?
Every step, a life that deceives me.
Oh, God, tell me why, does this have to be?