ae zindagi tu hi bata
khoya hai jo pau kaha
har bhul ko maafi mile
ruthe palo ko mai lau mana
na jaane kitni hasthi aakho ke
sare sapne chin liye maine
saye hai chine kitne saro se
aur kitne ghar phunk diye maine
na jane kitne rishtho ki
dor mai kaat ke aaya hu
itni bate bhulu mai kaise
kaise main khud ko apnau
ae zindagi tu hi bata
khoya hai jo pau kaha
har bhul ko mafi mile
ruthe palo ko mai lau mana

ho aankhe thi khuli malum tha sab
sab kuch hote dekh raha tha mai
phir bhi na kuch bhi rokha maine
jane kis lehar baha tha mai
kash ye sab ek khwab hi ho
aankh khule toh sab thik mile
bojh ye mann ke jaaein uthar
dil ye mera phir se khile hey
ae zindagi tuhi bata

Oh, Life, you must now tell,
Where to find what's lost, I fell.
Forgiveness for each fault I crave,
Moments fractured, I must save.

Countless eyes that laughed with glee,
Dreams I stole, ruthlessly.
Shadows snatched from heads so high,
Homes I burned beneath the sky.

So many threads of kinship severed,
How can these deeds be forever remembered?
How can I embrace my own being?
Oh, Life, can you be seeing?

Where to find what's lost, I fell,
Forgiveness for each fault, compel,
Moments fractured, I must mend.

Eyes wide, knowledge filled my mind,
Witnessing, yet left behind.
I stopped no actions that I took,
Lost in a turbulent, surging brook.

If only this a dream could be,
Waking, all would be set free.
This burden from my heart depart,
Let my soul bloom, a work of art.
Oh, Life, you must now tell…