dhundha kahan khud ko abhi tune dhundha kahan
puchhe jahan, puchhe yahi tujhse puchhe jahan
auro ke shor mein apni aawaz bhi sun
kabhi bhid mein khud ko bhi to chun

bolenge de do rihai khud ko bolenge
kholenge pinjare ye sare kholenge
bolenge de do rihai khud ko bolenge
kholenge pinjare ye sare kholenge

suna to tha hath par tera sath chhuta na tha
jhuta na tha, wada tera jhuta na tha
mujhe dost keh ke yu dur kar ke dard kitne diye
jo mastiyo ke pal wo sare tune gumsum kiye

bolenge de do rihai khud ko bolenge
kholenge pinjare ye sare kholenge

Where have you sought yourself?
Where have you sought?
Ask the world, ask here,
The world asks you.
In the clamor of others, hear your own voice,
Sometimes, in the crowd, choose yourself.
They will say, "Release yourself," they will say,
They will open all these cages, they will.
They will say, "Release yourself," they will say,
They will open all these cages, they will.

I heard it, hand in hand,
Your companionship never left.
Not false, your promise,
Not false.
Calling me friend,
And yet, distancing, how much pain you gave.
Those moments of joy, all of them,
You made silent.
They will say, "Release yourself," they will say,
They will open all these cages, they will.