chaurahe par lutta cheer
chaurahe par lutta cheer
pyade se pit gaya wajir
chalu aakhri chaal ki baaji
chhod virakhti rachau main
raah kaun si jaau main
raah kaun si jaau main

sapna janma aur mar gaya
madhu ritu mein hi baag jhar gaya
sapna janma aur mar gaya
madhu ritu mein hi baag jhar gaya
tinke bikhare huye batoru
ya nav shrishti sajau main
raah kaun si jaau main
raah kaun si jaau main

do din mile udhaar mein
ghaate ke vayapar mein
do din mile udhaar mein
ghaate ke vayapar mein
shan shan ka hisab jodu
ya punji shesh lutau main
rah kaun si jayu main
rah kaun si jayu main
chaurahe par lutta cheer
pyade se pit gaya wajir
chalu aakhri chaal ki baaji
chhod virakhti rachau main
raah kaun si jaau main
raah kaun si jaau main

At the crossroads, the garment torn,
A pawn defeats the vizier, forlorn.
To play this final, losing game,
Or embrace detachment, a different aim?
Which path shall I tread,
Which path shall I tread?

A dream was born, then met its end,
The garden withered, in spring's sweet bend.
A dream was born, then met its end,
The garden withered, in spring's sweet bend.
Shall I gather the scattered straw,
Or a new creation bestow?
Which path shall I tread,
Which path shall I tread?

Two days are borrowed, a fleeting grace,
In a trade of loss, time cannot erase.
Two days are borrowed, a fleeting grace,
In a trade of loss, time cannot erase.
Each moment’s count, I tally the score,
Shall I squander this capital, nothing more?
Which path shall I tread,
Which path shall I tread?
At the crossroads, the garment torn,
A pawn defeats the vizier, forlorn.
To play this final, losing game,
Or embrace detachment, a different aim?
Which path shall I tread,
Which path shall I tread?