ye kis dagar pe chal padi hai zindagi
ye kis dagar pe chal padi hai zindagi
har taraf hai bebasi hi bebasi
ek pal nahi dil ko karar
is baazi me jeet ke bhi hai har
har saans me gum chupa
o maula ye bata ye zindagi hai kya
o maula ye bata ye zindagi hai kya

gam seene me thahra hai andhera aur bhi gahra hai
gam seene me thahra hai andhera aur bhi gahra hai
saanse aati jati hai lekin har saans pe pahra hai
na manzil ki hai khabar na manzil ki hai khabar
na raaho ka hi hai pata
o maula ye bata ye zindagi hai kya
o maula ye bata ye zindagi hai kya

ab jayenge kaun se dar phunk diya apna hi ghar
maula ve maula ve maula ve
ab jayenge kaun se dar phunk diya apna hi ghar
rab jaane kamjor hu main ya ke main hu takatvar
na manzil ki hai khabar na manzil ki hai khabar
na raho ka hi hai pata
o maula ye bata ye zindagi hai kya
o maula ye bata ye zindagi hai kya

Onto what path has life now strayed,
Onto what path has life now strayed?
Helplessness, a tide that cannot fade.
Not a moment’s peace within the heart,
In this game, victory tears us apart.
Sorrow hides in every breath we take,
Oh, Lord, tell me, what is life to make?
Oh, Lord, tell me, what is life to make?

Sorrow dwells within, the darkness deepens,
Sorrow dwells within, the darkness deepens.
Breaths come and go, but each one is imprisoned.
No news of the goal, no news of the goal,
Nor even the path to tread.
Oh, Lord, tell me, what is life to make?
Oh, Lord, tell me, what is life to make?

To what door shall I now turn, my own home burned?
Lord of Lords, oh Lord of Lords,
To what door shall I now turn, my own home burned?
God knows, am I weak, or is my spirit stern?
No news of the goal, no news of the goal,
Nor even the path to tread.
Oh, Lord, tell me, what is life to make?
Oh, Lord, tell me, what is life to make?