sabhi sukh dur se gujre gujarte hi chale jaye
magar pida umar bhar sath chalne ko utaru hai
sabhi sukh dur se gujre gujarte hi chale jaye
magar pida umar bhar sath chalne ko utaru hai
sabhi sukh dur se gujre gujarte hi chale jaye

humara dhup me ghar chhanv ki kya baat jane hum
abhi tak to akele hi chale kya sath jane hum
bata de kya ghutan ki ghatiya kaisi lagi humko
sada nanga raha aakash kya barsaat jane hum
bahare dur se gujre gujarti hi chali jaye
magar patjhad umar bhar sath chalne ko utaru hai
sabhi sukh dur se gujre gujarte hi chale jaye

atari ko dhara se kis tarah aawaz dede hum
mehandiya paanv ko kyon dur ka andaaz dede hum
chale shamshan ki dehari wahi hai sath ki sangya
baraf ke ek but ko aastha ki aanch kyon de hum
hume apne sabhi bisre bisarte hi chale jaye
magar sudhiya umar bhar sath chalne ko utaru hai
sabhi sukh dur se gujre gujarte hi chale jaye

Let joy drift by, a fleeting glimpse, a distant shore,
As sorrow vows a lifetime's tread, forevermore.
Let joy drift by, a fleeting glimpse, a distant shore,
As sorrow vows a lifetime's tread, forevermore.
Let joy drift by, a fleeting glimpse, a distant shore.

We, who've known the sun, what know we of the shade?
Alone we walked, what of companionship made?
Shall we describe the choking valleys' hold?
Beneath a naked sky, what rain could persuade?
Let springs of youth recede, a passing breeze,
As autumn's touch endures, a soul's disease.
Let joy drift by, a fleeting glimpse, a distant shore.

How shall we call to earth from lofty height?
Why offer distant visions to feet of blight?
The crematorium's threshold, that's our kindred's space,
Why give belief to ice, a flickering light?
Let all we've loved be lost, and fade away,
As memories cling, in shadows they will stay.
Let joy drift by, a fleeting glimpse, a distant shore.