har taraf andhera hai
roshni nahi milti
dur dur dhundhe se
zindagi nahi milti
kaun si jagah hai ye
kuchh pata nahi chalta

iss sadak pe kya koi
kaafila nahi chalta
raasta bhi aur dil bhi
saaye saaye saaye saaye karta hai

ek sehma sehma hai
ik dhadakte darta hai
haan jala lu ik mashaal
kuchh toh roshni hogi
raaste ki wehshat mein
kuchh na kuchh kami hogi

Darkness embraces all,
No light to be found,
Searching far and wide,
No life can be unbound.
What place is this, I ask,
No answer to be found.

Upon this road, does no
Caravan ever tread?
The path, and even the heart,
Cower, shadow-led.

One soul trembles, hushed,
Another fears the beat.
Yes, I shall ignite a torch,
Some light will surely seep.
In the path's dread expanse,
A void, at least, will weep.