marne ki duaye kyu maangu
jeene ki tamanna kaun kare, kaun kare
ye duniya ho ya wo duniya
ab khwahishe duniya kaun kare, kaun kare
marne ki duaye kyu maangu

jo aag lagai thi tumne
jo aag lagai thi tumne
usko to bujhaya ashko ne
usko to bujhaya ashko ne
jo ashko ne bhadkai hain
us aag ko thanda kaun kare, kaun kare
us aag ko thanda kaun kare, kaun kare
marne ki duaye kyu maangu

jab kashti saabit-o-saalim thi
jab kashti saabit-o-saalim thi
sahil ki tamanna kisko thi
sahil ki tamanna kisko thi
ab aisi shikasta kashti par
sahil ki tamanna kaun kare, kaun kare
sahil ki tamanna kaun kare, kaun kare
marne ki duaye kyu maangu

Why crave for death's embrace,
When life's desire has lost its chase, its chase?
This world or the one beyond,
Which world now holds my heart's trace, its trace?
Why crave for death's embrace?

The fire you ignited,
The fire you ignited,
My tears quenched its blaze,
My tears quenched its blaze.
But the fire the tears now fan,
Who can quell its heated space, its space?
Who can quell its heated space?
Why crave for death's embrace?

When the boat was sound and whole,
When the boat was sound and whole,
Who yearned for the shore's control?
Who yearned for the shore's control?
Now, on this shattered craft,
Who seeks the shore's role, its role?
Who seeks the shore's role?
Why crave for death's embrace?