kisi ko banana, kisi ko mitana
kisi ko banana, kisi ko mitana
ajab hai ye duniya, ajab ye zamana
ajab hai ye duniya, ajab ye zamana

hai dono hi insa pale ek chaman me
wo hi ek thi jaan dono ke tan me
magar koi ode hai phulo ki chadar
phulo ki chadar
hai mushkil kisi ke liye sar chhupana
ajab hai ye duniya, ajab ye zamana
ajab hai ye duniya, ajab ye zamana

hai sar par kisi ke baharo ke saye
kisi par balao ke badal hai chhaye
kisi ke liye sirf aansu ki bunde
aansu ki bunde
kisi ke liye motiyo ka khazana
ajab hai ye duniya, ajab ye zamana
ajab hai ye duniya, ajab ye zamana

koi chain se hai, tarasta hai koi
kisi ke ujadne se basta hai koi
na jane ye andher kab tak rahega
kab tak rahega
gham ek ki dusre ka thikana
ajab hai ye duniya, ajab ye zamana
ajab hai ye duniya, ajab ye zamana

To build a life, to tear it down,
To build a life, to tear it down,
Strange is this world, strange the age we've found,
Strange is this world, strange the age around.

Both bloom in gardens, children of the Earth,
One soul they share, from the very birth,
Yet one wears robes of petals bright and bold,
Petals of gold,
While one finds no shelter, no welcome shown.
Strange is this world, strange the age we've known,
Strange is this world, strange the age we’ve flown.

For some, spring's shadows softly embrace,
For others, storms obscure time and space,
For one, just tears, a silent, bitter rain,
Bitter pain,
For another, pearls in vastness sown.
Strange is this world, strange the age we've grown,
Strange is this world, strange the seeds we've thrown.

One rests in peace, another craves release,
One thrives on ruins, finding their increase,
This darkness, when will it truly cease,
When will we find peace,
One's ground, another's wandering home?
Strange is this world, strange the age we roam,
Strange is this world, strange the way we've come.