jindagi hai tadapna, tadpana hai jindagi
phir kyu jiye ja rahe hai, ae khuda tu hi samjhana
jindagi hai tadapna, tadpana hai jindagi
phir kyu jiye ja rahe hai, ae khuda tu hi samjhana

socha tha ye bahaare hai humaare hi liye
socha tha ye bahaare hai humaare hi liye
jannat ki saari raahe hai humaare hi liye
phir kyu bhari hai aahe, ae khuda tu hi samjhana
jindagi hai tadapna, tadpana hai jindagi
phir kyu jiye ja rahe hai, ae khuda tu hi samjhana

humne ye kyu na samjha, dukh se bhara jahaa hai
humne ye kyu na samjha, dukh se bhara jahaa hai
sab dhundhte hai khushiya milta hai gum yaha pe
is ajeeb daastaan ko, ae khuda tu hi samjhana
jindagi hai tadapna, tadpana hai jindagi
phir kyu jiye ja rahe hai, ae khuda tu hi samjhana

Life is a torment, torment is life,
Then why do we endure, O God, only you understand.
Life is a torment, torment is life,
Then why do we endure, O God, only you understand, life.

I thought these springs were for us alone,
I thought these springs were for us alone,
All paths to paradise were meant for us alone,
Then why these sighs, O God, only you understand.
Life is a torment, torment is life,
Then why do we endure, O God, only you understand, life.

Why did we not understand, this world is filled with sorrow?
Why did we not understand, this world is filled with sorrow?
All seek happiness, yet find only grief,
This strange tale, O God, only you understand.
Life is a torment, torment is life,
Then why do we endure, O God, only you understand, life.