mere khevanhar kyo mujhe chhod chale majadhar mere khevanhar
ummid ki jholi me kyo bhar diye angaare
bhala kyo bhar diye
ummid ki jholi me kyo bhar diye angaare
bhala kyo bhar diye

muh mod ke duniya se thukarake zamane ko
aaye the mohabbat ki taqadir banane ko
ummid ki jholi me kyo bhar diye angaare
bhala kyo bhar diye

majabur the phale hi naashad the phale hi
teri hi qasam ham to barbaad the phale hi
ummid ki jholi me kyo bhar diye angaare
bhala kyo bhar diye

mar mar ke jiye ab tak ham tere sahare par
maalum na tha kashti dubegi kinare par
ummid ki jholi me kyo bhar diye angaare
bhala kyo bhar diye

My helmsman, why have you forsaken me, amidst the torrent?
My helmsman, why?
Why have you filled the hopeful sack with embers?
Why indeed?
Why have you filled the hopeful sack with embers?
Why indeed?

Turning from the world, rejecting all of time,
We came to craft a destiny of love sublime.
Why have you filled the hopeful sack with embers?
Why indeed?
We were already bound, already joyless,
By your very oath, we were already ruined.
Why have you filled the hopeful sack with embers?
Why indeed?

We lived, enduring, by your grace,
Unknowing the ship would sink at the shore's embrace.
Why have you filled the hopeful sack with embers?
Why indeed?