raste ka patthar qismat ne mujhe bana diya
jo raste se guzara ek thokar laga gaya
raste ka patthar qismat ne mujhe bana diya
jo raste se guzara ek thokar laga gaya
raste ka patthar

kitane ghav lage hai ye mat puchho mere dil pe
kitane ghav lage hai ye mat puchho mere dil pe
kitani thokar khai na pahuncha mazil pe
koi age phek gaya to koi pichhe hata gaya
raste ka patthar

pahale kya kar paya kya isake bad karunga mai
pahale kya kar paya kya isake bad karunga mai
ja ri ja ai duniya kya tujhako yad karunga mai
do din teri mahafil me kya aya kya gaya
raste ka patthar

hira banke chamka har ek musafir koro ka
hira banke chamka har ek musafir koro ka
ek ummid bhi tuti logo ne nata yadhoka
har ek uthakar mujhko phir yahi gira gaya
raste ka patthar qismat ne mujhe bana diya
jo raste se guzara ek thokar laga gaya
raste ka patthar qismat ne mujhe bana diya
jo raste se guzara ek thokar laga gaya
raste ka patthar

A stone of the road, fate's cruel decree,
I became, for all to stumble on me.
A stone of the road, fate's cruel decree,
Each passerby, a blow delivered free.
A stone of the road.

Do not ask of the wounds that mark my heart,
Do not ask of the wounds, torn far apart.
How many stumbles, at journey's start?
Some cast me forward, some held me apart.
A stone of the road.

What I've done, what I'll be, I cannot say,
What I've done, what I'll be, come what may.
This fleeting world, will I remember you, pray?
Two days in your halls, what came, what went away?
A stone of the road.

I shone like a gem, for those who did roam,
I shone like a gem, a welcoming home.
A hope was shattered, by promises unknown,
Each one lifted me up, then cast me down alone.
A stone of the road, fate's cruel decree,
I became, for all to stumble on me.
A stone of the road, fate's cruel decree,
Each passerby, a blow delivered free.
A stone of the road.