ae zindagi hui kaha bhul
jiski hume mili ye saja
ae zindagi hui kaha bhul
jiski hume mili ye saja
kaha se kaha laai tu hume
humse hai kyon itni khafa, ae zindagi

kaha gaye din wo suhane
kaha khoya pyar humara
kaha udi kya chingaari
jal gaya wo sukh sara
ho apna kahi koi nahi
laake kaha hume mara
ae zindagi hui kaha bhul
jiski hume mili ye saja, ae zindagi

bite jo dil pe humare
jaake kaha kisko sunaye
chalke jo aankho se dil ke
aasu ye kisko dikhae
ho kon sune dil ka ye gam
dushman hai jag sara
ae zindagi hui kaha bhul
jiski hume mili ye saja, ae zindagi

jaye to hum kaha jaye
sujhe na koi kinara
bhar gaya ji yaha jee ke
chhod de picha humara
ho teri kasam duniya me hum
aayenge na dobaara
ae zindagi hui kaha bhul
jiski hume mili ye saja
kaha se kaha laai tu hume
humse hai kyon itni khafa
ae zindagi hui kaha bhul

Oh, Life, where did we err,
That this sentence we must bear?
Oh, Life, where did we stray,
That this sorrow holds such sway?
From what heights, to what depths you've cast,
Why such anger, holding fast, oh Life?

Where have vanished those sweet days,
Where has our love gone, in haze?
Where did the spark ignite and bloom,
Burning all our joy to doom?
None of our own remain, it seems,
Into what killing fields we teem?
Oh, Life, where did we err,
That this sentence we must bear, oh Life?

The wounds that now upon us lie,
To whom shall we our woes descry?
The tears that from our hearts now spill,
To whom shall we our sorrows spill?
Who will hear this heart's lament?
The world, a foe, on vengeance bent.
Oh, Life, where did we err,
That this sentence we must bear, oh Life?

Where shall we go, where can we flee,
No shore, no solace we can see.
This life has filled us to the brim,
Leave us now, let hope begin.
By your oath, in this world's maze,
Never will we walk again, these days.
Oh, Life, where did we err,
That this sentence we must bear,
From what heights, to what depths you've cast,
Why such anger, holding fast?
Oh, Life, where did we err.