jeena to hai par aye dil kahan
jeena to hai par aye dil kahan
arey baithu to, nahi milti hain jami ho
main udna chahu to hain dur aasma

na raaj koyi na koyi meharba
na kahin koyi bijli, na koyi aashiya
na raaj koyi na koyi meharba
na kahin koyi bijli, na koyi aashiya
arey baithu to, nahi milti hain jami ho
main udna chahu to hain dur aasma
jeena to hai par aye dil kahan

jalta hain badan kahin saya nahin
kisi aanchal ke badle hain sulagta dhuaa
jalta hain badan kahin saya nahin
kisi aanchal ke badle hain sulagta dhuaa
arey baithu to, nahi milti hain jami ho
main udna chahu to hain dur aasma
jeena to hai par aye dil kahan
jeena to hai par aye dil kahan

To live, yes, but oh heart, where?
To live, yes, but oh heart, where?
To rest, yet no ground yields, it seems,
To fly, but the sky, a distant gleam.

No confidant, no gentle hand,
No spark of light, no sheltering land.
No confidant, no gentle hand,
No spark of light, no sheltering land.
To rest, yet no ground yields, it seems,
To fly, but the sky, a distant gleam.
To live, yes, but oh heart, where?

The body burns, no shade to find,
A smoldering smoke, where comfort declined.
The body burns, no shade to find,
A smoldering smoke, where comfort declined.
To rest, yet no ground yields, it seems,
To fly, but the sky, a distant gleam.
To live, yes, but oh heart, where?
To live, yes, but oh heart, where?