ummid unase kya thi aur kar wo kya rahe hai
ummid unase kya thi aur kar wo kya rahe hai
khud hi bana rahe the khud hi mita rahe hai
khud hi bana rahe the khud hi mita rahe hai
ummid unase kya thi

aaye the ishq ban ke
aaye the ishq ban ke ab rashk ban gaye wo
khud hi hansa rahe the
khud hi hansa rahe the khud hi rula rahe hai
khud hi hansa rahe the khud hi rula rahe hai
ummid unase kya thi

ye bekasi ka aalam ye bebasi ki duniya
dil jal raha hai phir bhi
dil jal raha hai phir bhi ham muskura rahe hai
dil jal raha hai phir bhi ham muskura rahe hai
ummid unase kya thi

kisaki sada ye aayi kisne mujhe pukaara
koyi mujhe bata de
koyi mujhe bata de kya wo bula rahe hai
koyi mujhe bata de kya wo bula rahe hai
koyi mujhe bata de kya wo bula rahe hai

What was hoped, and what is wrought,
A self-creation, then self-bought
A self-made haven, self-erased,
What was hoped, and what's embraced.

They came as love, a tender bloom,
Now envy's shadow fills the room.
A laughter offered, then withdrawn,
A weeping born with every dawn.
They laughed and wept, then turned away,
What was hoped, and lost that day.

This world of helplessness and pain,
The heart ablaze, a fiery stain,
Yet still we smile, though tears descend,
What was hoped, that's at an end.

Whose voice resounds, a whispered plea?
Who calls to me, eternally?
Tell me, oh tell, if they call now,
Tell me if they call somehow.
Tell me if they call somehow.