jab dushman ho gaya waqt
waqt se ladna hi hoga
har dard dabakar dil me
tamasha karna hi hoga
jab dushman ho gaya waqt
waqt se ladna hi hoga
har dard dabakar dil me
tamasha karna hi hoga
ye zindagi ai zindagi
ye zindagi ai zindagi
jab dushman ho gaya waqt
waqt se ladna hi hoga
har dard dabakar dil me
tamasha karna hi hoga
ye zindagi ai zindagi
ye zindagi ai zindagi

ye apni taqdir hai pagli
gali gali ke phere
naye naye nit khel dikhaye sabko sanjh savere
mai sadko ka raja
tu galiyo ki rani
mai sadko ka raja
tu galiyo ki rani
are mushkil hai har kadam
kadam kadam par badhna hi hoga
are mushkil hai har kadam
kadam kadam par badhna hi hoga
har dard dabakar dil me
tamasha karna hi hoga
ye zindagi ai zindagi
ye zindagi ai zindagi

tujhe nahi malum ke roti
kya kya khel dikhaye
sab kuch lut jata hai
jab ye bukh josh me aaye
koi beche izzat
aur koi imaan
koi beche izzat
aur koi imaan
are ye roti hai karz
karz to bharna hi hoga
are ye roti hai karz
karz to bharna hi hoga
har dard dabakar dil me
tamasha karna hi hoga
ye zindagi ai zindagi
ye zindagi ai zindagi

kisi ki isne ma ko cheena
kisi ka chhina pyar
kisi ke hai dono hath hai chhine
kisi ka chhina yaar
par aadam ka beta
waqt se kab hara hai
par aadam ka beta
waqt se kab hara hai
are ye jivan hai path
path path ko padhna hi hoga
are ye jivan hai path
path path ko padhna hi hoga
har dard dabakar dil me
tamasha karna hi hoga
ye zindagi ai zindagi
ye zindagi ai zindagi
jab dushman ho gaya waqt
waqt se ladna hi hoga
har dard dabakar dil me
tamasha karna hi hoga
ye zindagi ai zindagi
ye zindagi ai zindagi

When Time, the foe, has bared its teeth,
Then Time itself must be defied.
Though every ache within the heart,
A spectacle must be implied.

When Time, the foe, has bared its teeth,
Then Time itself must be defied.
Though every ache within the heart,
A spectacle must be implied.
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing,
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing.

When Time, the foe, has bared its teeth,
Then Time itself must be defied.
Though every ache within the heart,
A spectacle must be implied.
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing,
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing.

This fate of ours, a maddening dance,
Through every alley, a new scene.
Each day unveils a different play,
From dusk till dawn, a vibrant sheen.
I, king of roads, in dusty guise,
You, queen of lanes, beneath the sun.
I, king of roads, in dusty guise,
You, queen of lanes, your race is run.
Each step a trial, a brutal test,
Each step we take, we must ascend.
Each step a trial, a brutal test,
Each step we take, we must transcend.
Though every ache within the heart,
A spectacle must be implied.
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing,
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing.

You do not know the games it plays,
This bread that shapes our destinies.
When hunger's rage ignites the soul,
All things are lost, for all to see.
Some sell their honor, stained and torn,
Some sell their faith, a hollow plea.
Some sell their honor, stained and torn,
Some sell their faith, a hollow plea.
This bread's a debt, a heavy toll,
This debt we pay, eternally.
This bread's a debt, a heavy toll,
This debt we pay, eternally.
Though every ache within the heart,
A spectacle must be implied.
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing,
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing.

It stole a mother from her child,
It stole a love, a stolen tear.
It stole the hands of those who toiled,
It stole a friend, a world held dear.
But Adam's child, though bowed and worn,
From Time's relentless grip, he ne'er did flee.
But Adam's child, though bowed and worn,
From Time's relentless grip, he ne'er did flee.
This life's a lesson, hard and long,
Each lesson learned, eternally.
This life's a lesson, hard and long,
Each lesson learned, eternally.
Though every ache within the heart,
A spectacle must be implied.
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing,
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing.

When Time, the foe, has bared its teeth,
Then Time itself must be defied.
Though every ache within the heart,
A spectacle must be implied.
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing,
Oh, Life, you fickle, fleeting thing.