hansi hansi na rahi aur khushi khushi na rahi
main zindagi jise samjhu wo zindagi na rahi

jiyu to kiske liye
jiyu to kiske liye aur maru to kiske liye
maru to kiske liye
jo ek aas bandhi thi wo aas hi na rahi
hansi hansi na rahi aur khushi khushi na rahi

kuch aa ke gam ke andhere ne aisa gher liya
kuch aa ke gam ke andhere ne aisa gher liya
chiraag jalte rahe aur roshni na rahi
hansi hansi na rahi aur khushi khushi na rahi

andheri raat hai
andheri raat hai ab aur bujha sa dil ka deeya
bujha sa dil ka deeya
jo char din ke liye thi wo chandni na rahi
hansi hansi na rahi aur khushi khushi na rahi

Laughter, once, now a phantom echo, joy, a ghost.
The life I knew, the life I claimed, it's lost.

For whom, then, do I breathe?
For whom do I exist, and for whom die?
For whom, when the hope I held, that hope is gone?
Laughter, once, now a phantom echo, joy, a ghost.
A shadow of sorrow, it descended, vast and deep,
A shadow of sorrow, it descended, embraced me in its sleep
The lamps kept burning, but the light, it vanished from my keep.
Laughter, once, now a phantom echo, joy, a ghost.

A darkened night descends,
A darkened night descends, and my heart's lamp, it fades.
My heart's lamp fades,
The moonlight meant for a few days, it’s now a distant haze.
Laughter, once, now a phantom echo, joy, a ghost.