khudagazr duniya me ye
insaan ki pahchan hae
jo paraae aag me jal jaae
vo inasaan hae

apne liye jiye to kya jiye
apne liye jiye to kya jiye
tu ji ae dil zamane ke liye
apne liye jiye to kya jiye
apne liye jiye to kya jiye
tu ji ae dil zamane ke liye
apne liye jiye to kya jiye

nakamiyo se ghabra ke
kyu apni aas khote ho
nakamiyo se ghabra ke
kyu apni aas khote ho
mae humsafar tumhara hu
kyo tum uddas hote ho
haste raho hasane ke liye
haste raho hasane ke liye
tu ji ae dil zamane ke liye
apne liye jiye to kya jiye

apni khudi ko jo samjha
usne khuda ko pahchana
apni khudi ko jo samjha
usne khuda ko pahchana
aazaad fitrate inasaan
andaaz kyo gulamana
sar ye nahi jhukane ke liye
sar ye nahi jhukane ke liye
tu ji ae dil zamane ke liye
apne liye jiye to kya jiye

In a world of selfish sway,
This is the measure of a human's day:
To be the one who burns in another's pyre,
That is the soul, that is the fire.
If you live only for yourself, what worth?
If you live only for yourself, what birth?
Oh, heart, live for the world, take flight,
If you live only for yourself, what light?
If you live only for yourself, what worth?

Why despair at failures' sting,
Why let hope take wing?
Why despair at failures' sting,
Why let your spirit wane and cling?
I am your companion, I am near,
Why do you harbor this silent tear?
Laugh, for the sake of laughter's gleam,
Laugh, for the sake of laughter's dream,
Oh, heart, live for the world, take flight,
If you live only for yourself, what light?

Who understands their own true self,
Knows the divine, puts faith on the shelf.
Who understands their own true self,
Knows the divine, puts faith on the shelf.
The free spirit of man, so bold,
Why bow to a story, often told?
This head is not for bending low,
This head is not for bending so,
Oh, heart, live for the world, take flight,
If you live only for yourself, what light?