paane chala tha main zindagi
sochkar ke kahin pe khadi zindagi
mil gaya raah mein
mujhko sara jahaan
wo bhi tha taak mein, zindagi ki wahaan
baadalo ki tarah, dono uljhe rahe
zaahilo ki tarah, haath malte rahe

ugte sooraj ki tarah
jo mera din jagmag hua
maa ki lori kaan mein gunji
paa ke hotho se duaan
har subah nikal ke sapno mein yu dubi
na pata chala
bhar diya use hi maine
jo bhi mujh me tha khala
paane chala tha main zindagi
sochkar ke kahin pe khadi zindagi
mil gaya raah mein
mujhko sara jahaan
wo bhi tha taak mein, zindagi ki wahaan

palke jab khuli to
paaya maine wo sama
ye zameen thi ghutne teke
kadmon mein tha aasma
phir bhi banzar mera daaman
main akela tha khada
tab main jana
main hamesha
zindagi se tha bada
paane chala tha main zindagi
sochkar ke kahin pe khadi zindagi
mil gaya raah mein
mujhko sara jahaan

I went seeking Life,
Imagining it, waiting somewhere.
Found the whole world on the path,
And it, too, was seeking Life there.
Like clouds, we tangled,
Like fools, we wrung our hands.

Like the rising sun,
My day shimmered.
Mother's lullaby echoed in my ears,
Receiving blessings from her lips.
Each morning, emerging, drowning in dreams,
Unaware,
I filled it entirely,
The emptiness within.
I went seeking Life,
Imagining it, waiting somewhere.
Found the whole world on the path,
And it, too, was seeking Life there.

When my eyes opened,
I found that scene.
The earth knelt at my feet,
The sky was in my footsteps.
Yet, barren was my embrace,
I stood alone.
Then I knew,
I was always,
Greater than Life.
I went seeking Life,
Imagining it, waiting somewhere.
Found the whole world on the path.