ab kyu man dhunde prem nadi ka kinara
dubne wala dub chuka jab dubne wala dub chuka jab
kya tinke ka sahara kya tinke ka sahara
ab kyu man dhunde prem nadi ka kinara

apno se bhi jhuth ka saya sabko dushman paya
apno se bhi jhuth ka saya sabko dushman paya
ham jiye to dukhi dunia me koi hua na hamara
hum jiye to dukhi dunia me koi hua na hamara

kyu man dhunde prem nadi ka kinara
dubne wala dub chuka jab dubne wala dub chuka jab
kya tinke ka sahara kya tinke ka sahara

Why does the heart still seek love's riverbank?
When the one meant to drown has already sunk,
When the one meant to drown has already sunk.
What comfort in a straw, what solace does it bring?
Why does the heart still seek love's riverbank?

Betrayed even by kin, finding foes in all,
Betrayed even by kin, finding foes in all.
We were for all, yet in the world, none for us to call,
We were for all, yet in the world, none for us to call.

Why does the heart still seek love's riverbank?
When the one meant to drown has already sunk,
When the one meant to drown has already sunk.
What comfort in a straw, what solace does it bring?