hame kya khabar thi, ki tumse bichhad ke
akele hi kismat se, ladana padega
tumhari judaai, mitaayegi hamko
hame zindagi bhar, tadapna padega
hame kya khabar thi

huye dur jaake, tumhi jab paraye
to fir kaun ab, meri bigadi banaye
to fir kaun ab, meri bigadi banaye
ye zaalim jamana, sitam hampe dhaaye
to hans hans ke, usko bhi sahna padega
hame kya khabar thi

tumhe kho diya hamne, paane se pahle
khushi lut gayi ghar, basane se pahle
khushi lut gayi ghar, basane se pahle
ye aansu mile, muskurane se pahle
hame maut se, pyar karana padega
hame kya khabar thi, ki tumse bichhad ke
akele hi kismat se, ladana padega
hame kya khabar thi

We never knew, parting from your light,
Would leave us to battle fate alone,
That your absence, a fading, endless night,
Would condemn our souls to constantly moan.
We never knew.

When you, a stranger in lands afar,
Who now will mend what's broken within?
Who will shield us from the world's harsh scar?
We must bear its cruelest, grievous sin,
And smile, though torn apart.
We never knew.

We lost you before the gain was ours,
Joy vanished before our home was made,
Tears fell before the laughing hours,
We must embrace the shadowed glade,
And love the cold embrace of death.
We never knew, parting from your light,
Would leave us to battle fate alone.
We never knew.