shabdo ki hai kami git ye jane na
wakt ki kami iltaja mane na
bolo kya hai bolo kya hai
bolo kya hai tera junun
nafarat sa pyar hai khushbu si bans hai
nafarat sa pyar hai khushbu si bans hai
ujiyali rat hai makhmali kandhe janu na
sannata shor hai jhuthi sachai janu na
bolo kya hai bolo kya hai
bolo kya hai tere junun

jakhm sa man hai hari si jid hai
jakhm sa man hai hari si jid hai
duri najdik hai unchi gahrai janu na
barbadi aabad hai kadwa mithas janu na
bolo kya hai bolo kya hai
boli kya hai tera junun

The words, they fail, this song, it knows not how,
Time's scant embrace, your plea it won't allow.
Tell me, what is it, tell me, pray,
Tell me, what fuels your burning day?

A love of hate, a scent of bamboo's grace,
A love of hate, a scent I can't replace,
A night of light, velvet shoulders, unknown to me,
Silence a clamor, a false decree, unseen.
Tell me, what is it, tell me, pray,
Tell me, what fuels your burning day?

A wounded heart, a stubborn, losing fight,
A wounded heart, in fading candlelight,
Distance near, heights and depths, unknown,
Destruction reborn, a bittersweet tone.
Tell me, what is it, tell me, pray,
Tell me, what fuels your burning day?