kismat ke aanchal ne kiskaa pochh diyaa snidur
ruth ke kiskaa jivan-saathi aaj chalaa hai dur

kismat kaa likhaa na tale na koi bas chale
yah kyaa hai zindagi, ye kyaa hai zindagi
pal-pal ansuan me dhale shamaa si jale
yah kyaa hai zindagi haay ye kyaa hai zindagi

jivan kaa bojh uthaae koi apni raah banaae
jivan kaa bojh uthaae koi apni raah banaae
jab saamne manzil aae bedard falak muskaae
mazil pe lute kaafile gagan ke tale
yah kyaa hai zindagi, ye kyaa hai zindagi
kismat kaa likhaa na tale na koi bas chale
yah kyaa hai zindagi haay ye kyaa hai zindagi

kirno ke pankh pasaare le jivan ke ujiyaare
kirno ke pankh pasaare le jivan ke ujiyaare
dharti ki maang sanvaare lekin takdir ke maare
nit shaam ko suraj dhale chitaa si jale
yah kyaa hai zindagi, ye kyaa hai zindagi
kismat kaa likhaa na tale na koi bas chale
yah kyaa hai zindagi haay ye kyaa hai zindagi

Whose brow, by fate's veil, has sindoor been erased?
Whose life's companion, angered, has now been displaced?

What is this life, with fate's decree,
That none can change, no will be free?
As moments melt in tears, a candle's flame,
What is this life, oh, what is this game?

Some bear life's weight, their own path they trace,
Some bear life's weight, their own path they chase,
When goals appear, cruel heavens then embrace,
On the destination, caravans now break,
Beneath the vast sky, their spirits forsake.
What is this life, with fate's decree,
That none can change, no will be free?
What is this life, oh, what is this game?

With wings of light, they open to the day,
With wings of light, they open to the ray,
They adorn the earth, but by destiny betrayed,
Each evening, the sun descends, a pyre's display,
What is this life, with fate's decree,
That none can change, no will be free?
What is this life, oh, what is this game?