teree nigaah se aisee sharaab pee maine
kee phir naa hosh kaa dava kiya kabhee maine
woh aur honge jinhe maut aa gayee hogee
nigaahe yaar se paayee hai jindagee maine

ai game jindagee ai game jindagee
kuchh toh de mashwara kuchh toh de mashwara
ek taraf usaka ghar ek taraf maikada
mai kaha jaau hota nahee faisala
ek taraf usaka ghar ek taraf maikada

ek taraf bam par koyee gulphaam hai
ek taraf mehfile bada-o-jaam hai
mera dono se hai kuchh naa kuchh vaasta
ek taraf usaka ghar ek taraf maikada

usake dar se utha toh kidhar jaaunga
maikada chhod dunga toh mai marr jaaunga
sakht mushkil me hu kya karu ai khuda
ek taraf usaka ghar ek taraf maikada

jindagee ek hai aur talabgar do jan
akelee magar jaan ke hakdaar do
dil bata pehele kiska karu hak ada
ek taraf usaka ghar ek taraf maikada

iss taaluk ko mai kaise todu jafar
kisko apanaau mai kisko chhod u jafar
meraa dono se rishta hai najdik kaa
ek taraf usaka ghar ek taraf maikada

ai game jindagee ai game jindagee
kuchh toh de mashwara kuchh toh de mashwara
ek taraf usaka ghar ek taraf maikada
mai kaha jaau hota nahee faisala
ek taraf usaka ghar ek taraf maikada

From your gaze, a wine I drank so deep,
That reason's claim I vowed to never keep.
Others may face the final, silent sleep,
But from your eyes, my life did gently leap.

O, sorrow of life, O, sorrow of life,
Give counsel now, some solace, some relief.
One side, her home, the other, wine's brief strife,
Where do I turn, devoid of faith, belief?
One side, her home, the other, wine's brief strife.

Upon a balcony, a fair face gleams,
In revelry, a world of wine, it seems.
I'm bound to both, a tangled, woven dream,
One side, her home, the other, wine's bright streams.
From her door I rise, where shall I flee?
If I forsake the tavern, death claims me.
In this hard plight, what fate awaits me?
One side, her home, the other, wine's decree.

Life is one, but yearnings, a divided pair,
One soul, but two who claim its precious share.
Tell me, my heart, to whom should I declare
One side, her home, the other, wine's snare?

How can I sever this bond, this endless chase?
Which do I hold, which now embrace?
I'm close to both, in this beloved space.
One side, her home, the other, wine's embrace.
O, sorrow of life, O, sorrow of life,
Give counsel now, some solace, some relief.
One side, her home, the other, wine's brief strife,
Where do I turn, devoid of faith, belief?
One side, her home, the other, wine's brief strife.