woh ek pal chhina kal, kiya chal hai na hal
woh ek pal chhina kal, kiya chal hai na hal

pal kisi ka nahi ho kar rehta
do muh ka sanp sabko dasta
kabhi aage chalta pichhe chalta
pal sala pal
woh ek pal chhina kal, kiya chal hai na hal

koi khud se bura nahi hota
pal toh kisi ka saga nahi hota
kabhi hansa deta, kabhi rula deta
pal saala pal
wo ek pal wo ek pal, suwar pal chheena kal
wo tha pal kiya chal, ghanta pal hai naa hal

A moment stolen, yesterday's echo, a restless tide,
A moment stolen, yesterday's echo, nowhere to abide.

No moment truly belongs, it flees and it's gone,
A two-faced serpent, its venom drawn.
Forward it surges, backward it sways,
This damn moment, forever it plays.
A moment stolen, yesterday's echo, a restless tide.

No one inherently evil is found,
The moment, a fickle friend unbound.
Sometimes laughter, sometimes tears it brings,
This damn moment, on fleeting wings.
A moment, a moment, a piggish moment, stolen yesterday.
That moment's deceit, a trickery's play,
The hour-glass moment, no yesterday today.