kaha se milte moti aansu hai meri takdir me
kaha se milte moti jiski mang rah gayi suni
zahar hai uska jina jiski mang rah gayi suni
zahar hai uska jina bin sajan ki more jaise
bina tar ki dina bin sajan ki more jaise
bina tar ki dina laga di jo aag sine me
mere pav bandh gayi zanzir me kaha se milte moti
aansu hai meri takdir me kaha se milte moti

kiske liye singar karegi ye barbad jawani
kiske liye singar karegi ye barbad jawani
dhire dhire ghunt kar marna yahi hai meri kahani
dhire dhire ghunt kar marna yahi hai meri kahani
jhinak chale mere sapne naino ke bahte nir
aansu hai meri takdir me kaha se milte moti

Where do I find pearls, when tears are my fate?
Where to find pearls, when the path is desolate?
Poison is their life, whose path is forlorn,
Poison is their life, like the peacock without its morn.
Like a stringless veena, like the peacock forlorn,
A fire ignited within my chest,
My feet bound in chains, where do I find pearls?
Tears are my destiny, where do I find pearls?

For whom shall this ruined youth adorn?
For whom shall this ruined youth adorn?
Slowly, sip by sip, death is my story,
Slowly, sip by sip, death is my story.
Shattered are my dreams, in the eyes, tears flow,
Tears are my destiny, where do I find pearls?