zamane ne mare jawan kaise kaise
zamane ne mare jawan kaise kaise
zameen kha gai aasman kaise kaise
zamane ne mare jawan kaise kaise

pale the jo kal rag me dhul me
kahin kho gaye raah ki dhul mai
pale the jo kal rag me dhul me
kahi kho gaye raah ki dhul mai
hue dar ba dar karawan kaise kaise
zamane ne mare jawan kaise kaise
zameen kha gai aasman kaise kaise
zamane ne mare javan kaise kaise

hazaron ke tan kaise shishe ho chur
jala dhup me kitni ankho ka nur
hazaro ke tan kaise shishe ho chur
jala dhup me kitni ankho ka nur
chehare pe gham ke nishan kaise kaise
zamane ne mare jawan kaise kaise
zameen kha gai aasman kaise kaise
zamane ne mare jawan kaise kaise

The world has slain youth, in countless ways,
The world has slain youth, in countless ways,
Earth swallowed skies, in those fading days,
The world has slain youth, in countless ways.

Nurtured yesterday, in color and dust,
Lost to the road, betrayed by rust,
Nurtured yesterday, in color and dust,
Lost to the road, betrayed by rust,
Wandering caravans, in disarray,
The world has slain youth, in countless ways,
Earth swallowed skies, in those fading days,
The world has slain youth, in countless ways.

Thousands of bodies, like shattered glass,
The sun’s cruel fire, the light that did pass,
Thousands of bodies, like shattered glass,
The sun’s cruel fire, the light that did pass,
On faces, the marks of sorrow's grace,
The world has slain youth, in countless ways,
Earth swallowed skies, in those fading days,
The world has slain youth, in countless ways.