jiwan bhar dhundha jisko
wo pyar mila par nahi mila
jiwan bhar dhundha jisko
wo pyar mila par nahi mila
sath nibhata tha jis sukh ne
wo yaar mila par nahi mila
jiwan bhar dhundha jisko
wo pyar mila par nahi mila

uski surat aanhko me
uska dil ba dil me hai
uski surat aanhko me
uska dil ba dil me hai
mujhko aisa lagta hai
jaise wo mahfil me hai
rang badalti dunia me
dildar mila par nahi mila
jiwan bhar dhundha jisko
wo pyar mila par nahi mila

is dunia ki reet ki khatir
maine bat nibhayi hai
is dunia ki reet ki khatir
maine bat nibhayi hai
wo to hasta rahta hu
par chot jigar par khayi hai
chahat ke do rahe par
gumsar mila par nahi mila
jiwan bhar dhundha jisko
wo pyar mila par nahi mila

unse sikwa koi nahi
khel hai sara kismat ka
unse sikwa koi nahi
khel hai sara kismat ka
ek adhura afsana hoga pura ulfat ka
daman unka hatho ko
so bar mila par nahi mila
jiwan bhar dhundha jisko
wo pyar mila par nahi mila
sath nibhata dukh sukh me
wo yar mila par nahi mila

The love I sought my whole life, I found, yet couldn't hold,
A friend to share joy and sorrow, was near, but never whole.
My whole life I sought...

His face within my eyes, his light within my heart resides,
It feels as though he's there, within the gathered tides.
In this world of shifting hues, a lover found, then lost to sight,
My whole life I sought...

For the sake of this world's ways, I played a part, it's true,
Though I laugh and seem content, a wound pierces through.
At love's crossroads, a sympathizer, I saw, but couldn't keep,
My whole life I sought...