kahi karar na ho aur kahi khushi na mile
hamare baad kisi ko ye jindagi na mile
kahi karar na ho

siyah-nasib koi unse badhke kya hoga
siyah-nasib koi unse badhke kya hoga
jo apna ghar bhi jala de to roshni na mile
hamare baad kisi ko ye jindagi na mile
kahi karar na ho

yahi suluk hai gar aadmi se dunia ka
yahi suluk hai gar aadmi se dunia ka
to kuch ajab nahi dunia me aadmi na mile
hamare bad kisi ko ye jindagi na mile
kahi karar na ho

ye bebasi bhi kisi bad dua se kam to nahi
ye bebasi bhi kisi bad dua se kam to nahi
ke khul ke ji na sake aur maut bhi na mile
hamare baad kisi ko ye jindagi na mile
kahi karar na ho

No solace found, nor joy's embrace,
May such a life no soul now face,
No solace found.

What fate more shadowed can there be,
Than those who burn their homes to see,
Yet find no light to hold?
May such a life no soul unfold,
No solace found.

If this harsh world treats man this way,
If this harsh world steals hope's day,
Then is it strange, if men are lost,
And count the bitter, cruel cost?
May such a life no soul be crossed,
No solace found.

This helplessness, a whispered curse,
To live unfree, and life immerse,
Denied release of death's cold hand,
A prisoner in a barren land.
May such a life no soul withstand,
No solace found.