kaise ye kaayde hain zamane me pyar ke
kaise ye kaayde
khilte hai phul iske toh pahlu me khar ke
kaise ye kaayde

chhayi khija, chhayi khija
chhayi khija lab pe hai jaa
lut gaya ho mera jahan
lut gaya ho mera jahan
haye kyun dekhe the din maine bahaar ke
kaise ye kaayde hain zamane me pyar ke
kaise ye kaayde

rutha karaar, rutha karaar
rutha karaar huye aazad
gam hain jigar me ho beshumar
gam hain jigar me ho beshumar
hum imthaan le chuke parwardigar ke
kaise ye kaayde hain zamane me pyar ke
kaise ye kaayde

How love's decree, in time's cold snare, is spun,
How love's decree,
Where thorns embrace the bloom, and life's begun,
How love's decree.

Autumn descends, descends anew,
Autumn descends, death on lips accrue,
My world, it seems, is rent in two,
My world, it seems, is rent in two,
Ah, why did I see spring's bright hue?
How love's decree, in time's cold snare, is spun,
How love's decree.

Pledge betrayed, betrayed and torn,
Pledge betrayed, to freedom sworn,
Griefs untold, forever borne,
Griefs untold, forever borne,
We've faced the tests, by the Divine sworn.
How love's decree, in time's cold snare, is spun,
How love's decree.