kabhi chand ki tarah tapki, kabhi raah me padi paai
kabhi chand ki tarah tapki, kabhi raah me padi paai
atthani si zindagi, yeh zindagi
kabhi chhink ki tarah khanki, kabhi jeb se nikal aayi
kabhi chhink ki tarah khanki, kabhi jeb se nikal aayi
atthani si zindagi, yeh zindagi

kabhi chehre pe jadi dekhi, kahi mod pe khadi dekhi
kabhi chehre pe jadi dekhi, kahi mod pe khadi dekhi
sheeshe ke martbaano me dukaan pe padi dekhi
chaukanni si zindagi, yeh zindagi

tamge lagake milti hai, maasoomiyat se khilti hai
tamge lagake milti hai, maasoomiyat se khilti hai
kabhi phul haath me lekar, shaakho pe baithi hilti hai
atthani si zindagi, yeh zindagi

kabhi chand ki tarah tapki, kabhi raah me padi paai
kabhi chhink ki tarah khanki, kabhi jeb se nikal aayi
atthani si zindagi, yeh zindagi

Like moonlight falling, or lost upon the way,
Like moonlight falling, or lost upon the way,
This life, a coin of little worth, astray.
Like a sudden sneeze, then gone without a trace,
Like a sudden sneeze, then gone without a trace,
From pockets tossed, this fleeting, hurried space.
This life, a coin of little worth, astray.

Adorning faces, waiting at each bend,
Adorning faces, waiting at each bend,
In jars of glass, a shop's ephemeral trend.
This life, alert and watchful, on the mend.

With medals earned, it blooms with innocence,
With medals earned, it blooms with innocence,
A flower held, on branches, its presence.
This life, a coin of little worth, immense.

Like moonlight falling, or lost upon the way,
Like a sudden sneeze, then gone without a trace,
This life, a coin of little worth, astray.