hamne gharaundejag ke banaye
darvaje kab unko lagaye
gharo se achhe hai vo gharaunde
ab ye hakikat samjh paye

hay re kismat hay re kismat hame kaha lai
hay re kismat hame kaha lai
dekh li hamne teri khudai
hay re kismat hame kaha lai
hay re kismat

apni basti log bhi apne fir kyu tute dil ke sapne
kasti dubi aa ke kaha pe kasti dubi aa ke kaha pe
na jaha tufa na gaharai
hay re kismat hame kaha lai
hay re kismat hame kaha lai
dekh li hamne teri khudai
hay re kismat

bund se sagar ne muh moda phool ka mali ne dil toda
kachhe dhage riste sare kachhe dhage riste sare
kaisi ye tune duniya banai
hay re kismat hame kaha lai
hay re kismat hame kaha lai
dekh li hamne teri khudai
hay re kismat

We built sandcastles, empires of the world,
Yet doors we never fixed, no entrance unfurled.
Those fragile forms, superior to all,
The truth of this, at last, we now recall.

Oh, Fate, oh, Fate, to what shore have you led?
Oh, Fate, to what shore have you led?
Your dominion witnessed, your tapestry spread.
Oh, Fate, to what shore have you led?
Oh, Fate.

Our own communities, brethren of the heart,
Why then, the shattered dreams, torn far apart?
The vessel flounders, where, oh where did it cease?
No storm, no depth, bringing the soul no peace.
Oh, Fate, to what shore have you led?
Oh, Fate, to what shore have you led?
Your dominion witnessed, your tapestry spread.
Oh, Fate.

The ocean turns from the rain's gentle kiss,
The gardener's heart betrayed the blossom's bliss.
Like threads of silk, our bonds, so easily frayed,
Such a world you've spun, with shadows arrayed.
Oh, Fate, to what shore have you led?
Oh, Fate, to what shore have you led?
Your dominion witnessed, your tapestry spread.
Oh, Fate.