na jaane kyun, hota hai ye zindagi ke saath
achaanak ye man kisi ke jaane ke baad
kare phir uski yaad, chhoti chhoti si baat
na jaane kyun

vo anjaan pal dhal gaye kal, aaj vo
rang badal badal, man ko machal machal
rahe, na chal na jaane kyun, vo anjaan pal
tere bina mere naino me tute re hay re sapno ke mahal
na jaane kyun, hota hai ye zindagi ke saath
achaanak ye man kisi ke jaane ke baad
kare phir uski yaad, chhoti chhoti si baat
na jaane kyun

vahi hai dagar, vahi hai safar, hai nahi
saath mere magar, ab mera hamsafar
idhar udhar dhudhe nazar, vahi hai dagar
kaha gayi shaame madabhari
vo mere, mere vo din gaye kidhar
na jaane kyun, hota hai ye zindagi ke saath
achaanak ye man kisi ke jaane ke baad
kare phir uski yaad, chhoti chhoti si baat
na jaane kyun

I know not why, this life unfolds this way,
The heart now aches, when someone slips away.
It then recalls, each fleeting, tender phrase,
I know not why.

Those unknown moments, yesterday's sunset's gleam,
Colors shifting, in a restless stream,
They linger, yet they vanish, it would seem,
I know not why.
Without you, in my eyes, castles of dreams now break,
I know not why, this life's relentless wake,
The heart now aches, when someone starts to forsake.
It then recalls, each fleeting, tender phrase,
I know not why.

The same path lies, the journey's still the same,
Yet, my companion, no longer shares the flame.
My eyes search on, repeating the lost game,
The same path lies.
Where have those intoxicating evenings flown?
Where went those days, that were my own?
I know not why, this life's relentless groan,
The heart now aches, when someone has flown.
It then recalls, each fleeting, tender phrase,
I know not why.