kehta thha zamaana aa kehta thha zamaana aa aa
magar hamne na maana mushkil hai bahut pyar ki
rasmon ko nibhana aa aa rasmon ko nibhana
ik aag kaa dariya hai aur
doob ke jaana aur doob ke jaana

ab leke kahan jaun ab leke kahan jaun
jagne ka janaza
jeene ka sahara hai na aa jeene ka sahara hai na
marne ka thhikana aa marne ka thhikana
ik aag ka dariya hai
aur doob ke jaana aur doob ke jaana

itni badi duniya me itni badi duniya me
sahara nahin milta
ae maut koi dhundh le ae maut koi dhundh le
aane ka bahaana aa aane ka bahana
ik aag kaa dariya hai aur
doob ke jana aur doob ke jana

They whispered, the world, it whispered,
But we, we did not heed.
Love's path is hardship, they said,
To follow its creed.
Traditions we must keep, traditions we must keep,
A river of fire, so deep,
And in it, we must leap, and in it, we must leap.

Where now shall I carry, where now shall I carry,
The wake of my waking?
No solace in life, no, no solace in life,
No haven in dying, ah, no haven in dying.
A river of fire, so deep,
And in it, we must leap, and in it, we must leap.

In this vast world, in this vast world,
No comfort is found.
Oh death, find a reason, oh death, find a reason,
For coming around, ah, for coming around.
A river of fire, so deep,
And in it, we must leap, and in it, we must leap.