o iska naam hai jiwan dhara
iska koi nahi kinara iska koi nahi kinara
hum pani ke katare hum pani ke katare
ghera sagar hai ye jag sara iska naam hai jiwan dhara
iska koi nahi kinara iska koi nahi kinara

kabhi jo asha banti hai vahi nirasha banti hai
kabhi jo asha banti hai vahi nirasha banti hai
asha or nirasha ka bas jhutha khel ye sara
bas jhutha khel ye sara
iska naam hai jiwan dhara
iska koi nahi kinara iska koi nahi kinara

A river named Life, it flows without shore,
Boundless expanse, forevermore.
We are droplets, tiny and frail,
In the ocean of cosmos, a sorrowful gale.
We are droplets, tiny and frail.

Hope takes form, then swiftly it fades,
Turning to darkness, in life's masquerades.
A false game of fortune, a fleeting display,
Hope and despair, that steal and then sway.
A false game of fortune, the whole world's array.
A river named Life, it flows without shore,
Boundless expanse, forevermore.