ummid tadapati hai
ummid tadapati hai, roti hai tamannaayen
ummid tadapati hai
duniyaa kaa ishaaraa hai, duniyaa kaa ishaaraa hai
duniyaa se chale jaaye, duniyaa se chale jaaye

husn ki mahafil me ham aaye to kyo aaye
is husn ki mahafil me ham aaye to kyo aaye
yaa vo hi bane apane yaa ham hi chale jaaye
yaa vo hi bane apane yaa ham hi chale jaaye
ummid tadapati hai

manazil pe jinhe aakar manazil na nazar aaye
vo bhule huye raahi jaaye to kidhar jaaye
vo bhule huye raahi jaaye to kidhar jaaye
ummid tadapati hai

jab ashk machalate hai
jab ashk machalate hai ik dard saa uthataa hai
tum aankh ko samajhaao ham dard ko samajhaaye
ummid tadapati hai, roti hai tamannaayen
ummid tadapati hai

Hope, a writhing thing,
And desires weep, a desolate sound.
Hope, a writhing thing.

The world beckons, a gesture, a call,
To depart, to leave this worldly ground.

Why come to beauty's gilded hall?
Why come to beauty's gilded hall?
Let them become ours, or we depart,
Let them become ours, or we depart.
Hope, a writhing thing.

Those reaching a goal, yet finding none,
Lost travelers, where do they now turn?
Lost travelers, where do they now turn?
Hope, a writhing thing.

When tears begin to churn,
When tears begin, a pain will surge,
You soothe the eye, and I'll console the ache.
Hope, a writhing thing,
And desires weep, a desolate sound.
Hope, a writhing thing.