wo ulfat hai ya hai sabab in dono me kahiye janab
kaun acha hai kaun jutha hai kaun sacha hai kaun acha hai
wo ulfat hai ya hai sabab in dono me kahiye janab
kaun acha hai kaun jutha hai kaun sacha hai kaun acha hai

wo aag lagane wale ye pyas bujhane wale
wo ek najar ka dhokha ye hai nashe ka jhoka
wo ek najar ka dhokha ye hai nashe ka jhoka
wo pathar hai ye hai gulab in dono me kahiye janab
kaun acha hai kaun jutha hai kaun sacha hai kaun acha hai

usne kiya diwana isne kiya mastana
ilzam hai ye bhi wo bhi badnam hai ye bhi wo bhi
ilzam hai ye bhi wo bhi badnam hai ye bhi wo bhi
waise to hai dono kharab in dono me kahiye janab
kaun acha hai kaun jutha hai kaun sacha hai kaun acha hai
wo ulfat hai ya hai sabab in dono me kahiye janab
kaun acha hai kaun jutha hai kaun sacha hai kaun acha hai

Is it love, or fleeting youth's embrace, oh tell me, friend,
Which shines the brightest, which descends, which bends?
Is it love, or fleeting youth's embrace, oh tell me, friend,
Which shines the brightest, which descends, which bends?

That which ignites, or quenches thirst's demand,
A fleeting glimpse, or intoxication's hand.
That which ignites, or quenches thirst's demand,
A fleeting glimpse, or intoxication's hand.
A stone, or rose, in bloom's sweet-scented land,
Which shines the brightest, which descends, which bends?

One made me mad, the other, carefree, bold,
Both bear the stain, a story to be told.
One made me mad, the other, carefree, bold,
Both bear the stain, a story to be told.
Though both may fail, a bitter tale unfolds,
Which shines the brightest, which descends, which bends?
Is it love, or fleeting youth's embrace, oh tell me, friend,
Which shines the brightest, which descends, which bends?