naa koee umang hai, naa koee tarang hai
meree jindagee hain kyaa, yek katee patang hai

aakaash se giree main yek baar kat ke ayese
duniyaa ne fir naa poochho, lootaa hain muz ko kaise
naa kisee kaa saath hai, naa kisee kaa sang hai

lag ke gale se apane, baabool ke main naa royee
dolee uthhee yoo jaise, atrhee uthhee ho koee
yahee dukh to aaj bhee mere ang sang hai

sapanon ke dewataa kyaa, tuz ko karu main arpan
patazad kee main hoo chhaayaa, main aasooon kaa darpan
yahee meraa rup hai, yahee meraa rang hai

No desire blooms, no wave takes hold,
What is my life? A kite, uncontrolled.

From the sky I fell, severed in flight,
The world never asked, who stole my light.
No companion near, no kindred soul,
What is my life? A kite, beyond control.

Clinging close, I could not weep,
My father's embrace, as a coffin did sweep.
This ache, a shadow, forever to cling,
What is my life? A kite, on a broken string.

Gods of dreams, what offerings to give?
I am autumn's shade, where tears forever live.
This is my form, this my hue's stain,
What is my life? A kite, lost in the rain.