zarb-e-jeena, zarb-e-jeena dohraye zindagi
zarb-e-jeena, zarb-e-jeena dohraye zindagi
beh gayi baraf jo kabhi jalti thi aag si
reh gayi raat hai abhi, banke bairaag si
zarb-e-jeena, zarb-e-jeena dohraye zindagi

zuni zuni raato mein dal pe
udti thi chidiya to hum
zuni zuni raato mein dal pe
udti thi chidiya toh hum
odha karte the na shikare me
badan pe koi sharam
sholo ka dariya, jalta najariya
pehle tha ab nahi, ab hai bas siyahi
zarb-e-jeena, zarb-e-jeena
mumkin, na mumkin hua

saanse bharne ko, mausam gujarne ko
ruka waqt kyun yaha
nabzo ka chalna, girna sambhalna
tujhse tha ab nahi, ab hai bas duhai
zarb-e-jeena, zarb-e-jeena thukraye zindagi
beh gayi baraf jo kabhi jalti thi aag si
reh gayi raat hai abhi, banke bairaag si

shamo me thandi hawao ka maja lete yuhi
shamo me thandi hawao ka maja lete yuhi
baithte chinar ki godi me rakh kar sar wahi
bundo ka jharna, baadal theharna
pehle tha ab nahi, ab hai bas sehrai
zarb-e-jeena
zarb-e-jeena, zarb-e-jeena dohraye zindagi
zarb-e-jeena, zarb-e-jeena dohraye zindagi
zarb-e-jeena, zarb-e-jeena dohraye zindagi
zarb-e-jeena, zarb-e-jeena dohraye zindagi

The sting of life, the sting repeats, life's reel,
The sting of life, the sting repeats, life's reel,
The ice that burned, now water's cold appeal,
Night lingers still, a hermit's soul revealed,
The sting of life, the sting repeats, life's reel.

In ancient nights upon the lake's embrace,
Where birds took flight, we knew that sacred space,
In ancient nights upon the lake's embrace,
Where birds took flight, we knew that sacred space,
We draped ourselves in shikaras' gentle grace,
And shame was lost, in nature's soft cascade.
A river of flame, a vision bright and bold,
Once was, no more, just shadows now unfold.
The sting of life, the sting,
Possible, impossible made.

To breathe the air, to watch the seasons turn,
Why has time stalled, its lessons left to learn?
The pulse that surged, the fall, the rise, the sway,
Belonged to you, no more, just sorrow's lay,
The sting of life, the sting rejects, life's way,
The ice that burned, now water's cold display,
Night lingers still, a hermit's soul's array.

In dusks we savored breezes, cool and free,
In dusks we savored breezes, cool and free,
We'd rest our heads in chinar's canopy,
The flowing drops, the clouds that paused to be,
Once were, no more, a desert's empathy.
The sting of life…
The sting of life, the sting repeats, life's reel,
The sting of life, the sting repeats, life's reel,
The sting of life, the sting repeats, life's reel,
The sting of life, the sting repeats, life's reel.