jate huye yeh pal chhin kyo jiwan liye jate
jate huye yeh pal chhin kyo jiwan liye jate
jode yahi jode yahi tode sab nate
jate huye yeh pal chhin kyo jiwan liye jate

mann jitna jina chahe, tan utana hi marta jayey
insan kee himakat dekho umid hi karta jayey
koyi rah manjil kee kahee tujhe toh batlaye
jate huye yeh pal chhin kyo jiwan liye jate

rang aur sugandh kaa jadu sadiyo se chalta aaya
insan inhi me duba nadan yahi bharmaya
abb kaun yeh soche kya khoya aur kya paya
jate huye yeh pal chhin kyo jiwan liye jate

vishwas me was hai wish kaa asha me chhupi hain nirasha
shabdo ke sang naa behna hain shart bhari har bhasha
insan ka dil bhi pathhar sa jayey tarasha
jate huye yeh pal chhin kyo jiwan liye jate
jode yahi jode yahi tode sab nate
jate huye yeh pal chhin kyo jiwan liye jate
kyo jiwan liye jate, kyo jiwan liye jate

These fleeting moments, why do they steal our lives?
These passing seconds, why do they snatch and take?
They weave the bonds, then sever, leave us in strife.
These fleeting moments, why do they steal our lives?

The soul desires life's embrace, the body fades and dies,
Observe the arrogance of man, hope never truly dies.
If any path to solace, to a true home, now arise,
These fleeting moments, why do they steal our lives?

The sorcery of color, fragrance, has spun for ages past,
Entranced within, humanity, forever meant to last.
Who now considers what is lost, what treasures overcast?
These fleeting moments, why do they steal our lives?

In faith, a venom dwells, in hope, despair concealed,
Don't be swept away by words, each language is a field.
The human heart, like stone, is brutally revealed.
These fleeting moments, why do they steal our lives?
They weave the bonds, then sever, leave us in strife.
These fleeting moments, why do they steal our lives?
Why do they take our lives, why do they take our lives?