ruh ye qaid hai jism ye qaid hai
bas mein kyu kuch bhi na raha
ruh ye qaid hai jism ye qaid hai
bas mein kyu kuch bhi na raha

tanha si hai dagar sabkuch hai beasar
kis aur mera safar chala
tanha si hai dagar sabkuch hai beasar
kis aur mera safar chala
tanha si hai dagar sabkuch hai beasar
kis aur mera safar chala

ruh ye qaid hai jism ye qaid hai
bas mein kyu kuch bhi na raha
tanha si hai dagar sabkuch hai beasar
kis aur mera safar chala

bhid mein hai tanhai kaisi ghadi ye aayi
tujhse kahu main kaisa hai sama
bhid mein hai tanhai kaisi ghadi ye aayi
tujhse kahu main kaisa hai sama

rang birangi lage jaise tapis na bujhe
aag barsane laga aasma
aaye na kuch najar chhaya hai kaisa dar
lamha sahar ka gujar chala
aaye na kuch najar chhaya hai kaisa dar
lamha sahar ka gujar chala

ruh ye qaid hai jism ye qaid hai
bas mein kyu kuch bhi na raha
tanha si hai dagar sabkuch hai beasar
kis aur mera safar chala

The soul is bound, the body too, confined,
Why is nothing in my command?
The soul is bound, the body too, confined,
Why is nothing in my command?
Lonely the path, all things bereft of grace,
Towards what shore does my journey wend?
Lonely the path, all things bereft of grace,
Towards what shore does my journey wend?
Lonely the path, all things bereft of grace,
Towards what shore does my journey wend?
The soul is bound, the body too, confined,
Why is nothing in my command?
Lonely the path, all things bereft of grace,
Towards what shore does my journey wend?

In crowds, such solitude, what hour is this?
How can I tell you of this scene?
In crowds, such solitude, what hour is this?
How can I tell you of this scene?
Colors abound, yet no heat is quenched,
The heavens pour down fire, unseen.
Nothing appears, a shadow, a dread,
The moment of dawn slips away.
Nothing appears, a shadow, a dread,
The moment of dawn slips away.
The soul is bound, the body too, confined,
Why is nothing in my command?
Lonely the path, all things bereft of grace,
Towards what shore does my journey wend?