hum kashmkashe gam se gujar kyon nahi jate
hum kashmkashe gam se gujar kyon nahi jate
marna toh bahar haal hain mar kyon nahi jate
hum kashmkashe gam se gujar kyon nahi jate
marna toh bahar haal hain mar kyon nahi jate
hum kashmkashe gam se gujar kyon nahi jate

yeh waqt ke hatho me chamakte huye khanjar
yeh waqt ke hatho me chamakte huye khanjar
ik sath kaleje me utar kyon nahi jate
hum kashmkashe gam se gujar kyon nahi jate

bahke huye kadmo pe yeh saanso ke janaje
bahke huye kadmo pe yeh saanso ke janaje
aakhir kisi manjil pe thahar kyon nahi jate
hum kashmkashe gam se gujar kyon nahi jate

socha hi nahi tha kabhi yah haal bhi hoga
socha hi nahi tha kabhi yah haal bhi hoga
hum apni hi tasveer se dar kyon nahi jate
hum kashmkashe gam se gujar kyon nahi jate
marna toh bahar haal hain mar kyon nahi jate
hum kashmkashe gam se gujar kyon nahi jate
hum kashmkashe gam se

Why do we not pass through the struggle of sorrow?
Why do we not pass through the struggle of sorrow?
Death is inevitable, why not embrace it now?
Why do we not pass through the struggle of sorrow?
Death is inevitable, why not embrace it now?
Why do we not pass through the struggle of sorrow?

These gleaming daggers in the hands of time,
These gleaming daggers in the hands of time,
Why do they not descend, piercing the heart at once?
Why do we not pass through the struggle of sorrow?

These funeral processions of breaths on faltering feet,
These funeral processions of breaths on faltering feet,
Why do they not find rest at a final destination?
Why do we not pass through the struggle of sorrow?

Never had I imagined this state would be mine,
Never had I imagined this state would be mine,
Why do we not fear our own reflection?
Why do we not pass through the struggle of sorrow?
Death is inevitable, why not embrace it now?
Why do we not pass through the struggle of sorrow?
Why do we not pass through the struggle of…