hum kyu rote hai rato ko
hum kyu rote hai rato ko
koi kya jane in bato ko
hum kyu rote hai rato ko
chup reh ke har ek gam sehte hai
tanhai me aansu behte hai
chup reh ke har ek gum sehte hai
tanhai me aansu behte hai
hum sab chhipay bithe hai
kyu be mausam barsato ko
hum kyu rote hai rato ko

tuta hua dil baichain nazar
din rat sulagne wala jigar
tuta hua dil baichain
nazar din rat sulagne wala jigar
ae pyar bata de jaye kidhar
hum hai ke teri sogato ko
hum kyo rote hai rato ko

dukh dard sahe shikwe na kiye
har roj mare har roj jiye
dukh dard sahe shikwe na kiye
har roj mare har roj jiye
humne bhi dua karne ke liye
sau bar uthaya hatho ko
hum kyu rote hai rato ko

Why do we weep in the dead of night,
Why do we weep, hidden from light?
None can fathom the heart's plight,
Why do we weep in the dead of night?

Silent, we bear each sorrow's sting,
In solitude, our tear ducts swing,
Silent, we bear each sorrow's sting,
In loneliness, our tear ducts swing,
We conceal the storms that rage within,
Why the unseasonal rains we bring,
Why do we weep in the dead of night?

A fractured heart, a restless gaze,
A heart that burns through endless days,
A fractured heart, a restless gaze,
A heart that burns through endless days,
Love, tell us, where do our pathways raise?
Are we the gifts you bestow on us,
Why do we weep in the dead of night?

We endured the pain, complaints denied,
Each day we died, each day we sighed,
We endured the pain, complaints denied,
Each day we died, each day we sighed,
Yet, to pray, we have tried,
A hundred times our hands we raise,
Why do we weep in the dead of night?