tu kaha aa gayi zindagi, tu kaha aa gayi zindagi
gamo ke sehra me dukho ki duniya me mili ye nayi zindagi
gamo ke sehra me dukho ki duniya me mili ye nayi zindagi
tu kaha aa gayi zindagi

mere nakam khwabo ki tabr tu
jisne luta mujhe uski tasvir tu
mere sine se lag ja meri zindagi, tu kaha aa gayi zindagi

apni tanhaaiya leke jati hu main
apni rusavaaiya leke jati hu main
ke tujhe ras aaye teri zindagi, zindagi zindagi zindagi

mujhko dasti thi sanse meri banke naag
aaj tune chita ko dikhayi jo aag
maut mere liye ban gayi zindagi, zindagi zindagi zindagi
gamo ke sehra me dukho ki duniya me
mili ye nayi zindagi, zindagi zindagi zindagi

Where have you wandered, oh Life, where have you wandered?
Into deserts of sorrow, a world of pain, this new life I've found.
Into deserts of sorrow, a world of pain, this new life I've found.
Where have you wandered, oh Life?

You are the interpretation of my failed dreams,
The image of the one who betrayed me, it seems.
Cling to my heart, my Life, where have you wandered?

I depart, bearing my solitude,
I depart, bearing my disgrace, my attitude.
May your Life bring you solace, oh Life, Life, Life.

My breaths, like serpents, once stung me with dread,
Today, you've shown the pyre’s fiery spread.
Death has become Life for me, oh Life, Life, Life.
Into deserts of sorrow, a world of pain,
This new life I've found, oh Life, Life, Life.