mayus jawani dil gam ki
kismat ki niyat thik nahi
ab pir ki thokar kya kahiye
manjil to kaha rasta na mila
hasne ki saza hai rona
rone ki saza malum nahi
hasne ki saza hai rona
rone ki saza malum nahi
hasne ki saza hai rona
aagaje mohabbat kar baithe
anjam zara malum nahi
hasne ki saza hai rona

dil jis se koi lagata hai
wo kyu usko thukrata hai
wo kyu usko thukrata hai
ye bat jo puchhi kismat se
kismat ne kaha malum nahi
hasne ki saza hai rona

hans hans ke aankh milai thi
ro roke hue hum unse zuda
ro roke hue hum unse zuda
ye kaisa rog diya tumne
hume jiski dawa malum nahi
hasne ki saza hai rona

kuch aur nahi bas itna hi
ulfat me hume malum hua
ulfat me hume malum hua
ya unko wafa malum nahi
ya humko zafa malum nahi
hasne ki saza hai rona
rone ki saza malum nahi
hasne ki saza hai rona

The soul, a youth steeped in sorrow's hue,
A fate askew, where truths elude.
What words can mend a pilgrim's stumble now?
No path revealed, the destination lost.
Laughter's penance, a torrent of tears,
The wages of weeping, a mystery concealed.
Laughter's penance, a torrent of tears,
The wages of weeping, a mystery concealed.
Laughter's penance, a torrent of tears,
Embarked on love's initial, tender plight,
Its final echo, veiled in shadowed fears.
Laughter's penance, a torrent of tears.

The heart that yearns, a sacred tie,
Why then, is love, cast aside?
Why then, is love, cast aside?
When asked of fate, this bitter plea,
Fate whispered back, "I do not know."
Laughter's penance, a torrent of tears.

With smiles we met, a dance of light,
Now tears cascade, as we depart their sight.
Now tears cascade, as we depart their sight.
What malady have you bestowed on us?
For which no cure is ever found.
Laughter's penance, a torrent of tears.

Nothing more, this truth we learn,
In love's embrace, the heart must yearn.
In love's embrace, the heart must yearn.
Perhaps their faith, a hidden art,
Or ours betrayed, a broken start.
Laughter's penance, a torrent of tears,
The wages of weeping, a mystery concealed.
Laughter's penance, a torrent of tears.