aaya tufan aaya tufan
bekadar bewafa hai aasma
kaise koi jiye
kaise koi jiye zahar hai zindagi
utha tufan wo, utha tufan naach le
sab bujh gaye diye kaise koi jiye

baadal hai ya dhuwa aag lagi kaha
jalta na ho kahi mera hi aashiya
angare the aansu nahi wo, dil ne jo piye

kaise koi jiye zahar hai jindagi
utha tufan wo, utha tufan naach ke
sab bujh gaye diye, kaise koi jiye

taare na jane unchayi gagan ki
aankhe na samajhe
gehrayi man ki, gehrayi man ki
tare na jane pyase papihe ne aas thi bandhi
ud gaye baadal aa gayi aandhi
gam ne jo chheda dil ne hasi se honth si liye

kaise koi jiye zahar hai zindagi
utha tufan wo, utha tufan

The tempest roars, the tempest arrives,
A fickle sky, devoid of love that survives.
How can one live, how can one endure?
Life is poison, a bitter cure.
The storm ascends, dancing in its might,
And all the lamps are extinguished by night.
How can one live?

Are these clouds or smoke, a fire's despair?
Is my own home consumed somewhere?
These were not tears, but embers consumed,
The heart's deep draught, forever entombed.
How can one live, how can one endure?
Life is poison, a bitter cure.
The storm ascends, dancing in its might,
And all the lamps are extinguished by night.
How can one live?

The stars know not the heavens' towering height,
Nor eyes perceive the soul's unfathomable night.
The thirsty bird, hope's fragile thread spun,
Then clouds dispersed, and the tempest won.
Sorrow's touch, the heart's laughter sealed,
By a smile embraced, the truth revealed.
How can one live, how can one endure?
Life is poison, a bitter cure.
The storm ascends, the tempest's call…