jo rishte the banaye
wo tut gaye kyu haye
begane to begane apne bhi hue paraye
begane to begane apne bhi hue paraye
dil ke tukde ho jate hai
jab apne hai thukrate
ye bandhan dilo ke bandhan
ye nate dilo ke nate
tay hote hai ambar pe
kyu dharti pe tode jate
bandhan ye bandhan
bandhan ye bandhan

kaisi hai ye kasme, kaise hai ye bandhan
beti naa karne paaye, baabul ke antim darshan
beti naa karne paaye, baabul ke antim darshan
duniya se jaane waale, phir laut ke nahi hai aate
ye bandhan dilo ke bandhan
ye naate dilo ke naate
tay hote hai amber me
dharti me jode jaate hai
bandhan ye bandhan
bandhan ye bandhan

The ties we forged, so bright,
Why shattered in the fading light?
Strangers remained, yet kin turned estranged,
Strangers remained, kin felt rearranged.

The heart breaks into fragments small,
When those you love forsake your call.
These bonds of hearts, these ties so deep,
Are measured in the heavens' keep.
Why severed here, on earthly ground?
These bonds, these bonds, all around.

What oaths are these, what binding chains?
A daughter's grief, her father's pains,
A daughter's grief, his final view,
Denied the farewell, honest and true.
The departed, never return again,
These bonds of hearts, a woven strain.
Are measured in the heavens' art,
And joined together, at the heart.
These bonds, these bonds, apart.