mar mar ke mushafir ne basaya hai tujhe
rukhsab se phira ke munh dikhaya hai tujhe
kyun kar na lipat ke sou tujhse e kabr
zindagi deke maine paya hai tujhe

zindagi ne maut se parda kiya
aye kafan tune to sharminda kiya
zindagi ne maut se parda kiya
aye kafan tune to sharminda kiya
zindagi ne maut se parda kiya

unko aana tha na aaye aur yaha
unko aana tha na aaye aur yaha
unko aana tha na aaye aur yaha
marne wala raasta dekha kiya
marne wala raasta dekha kiya
aye kafan tune to sharminda kiya
zindagi ne maut se parda kiya

koi bhi mehfil ho jee lagta nahi
koi bhi mehfil ho jee lagta nahi
koi bhi mehfil ho jee lagta nahi
uski yaadon ne hume tanha kiya
uski yaadon ne hume tanha kiya
aye kafan tune to sharminda kiya
zindagi ne maut se parda kiya

tha use kitna bichhadne ka malal
tha use kitna bichhadne ka malal
tha use kitna bichhadne ka malal
jaate jaate woh mujhe dekha kiya
jaate jaate woh mujhe dekha kiya
aye kafan tune to sharminda kiya
zindagi ne maut se parda kiya
aye kafan tune to sharminda kiya
zindagi ne maut se parda kiya
zindagi ne maut se parda kiya

Through death's long labor, I have built your walls,
And turned my face from all the world's false calls.
Oh, tomb, why should I not embrace your keep?
For life itself, I bargained for your sleep.

Life drew a veil, obscuring death's cold face,
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil, obscuring death's cold face,
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil.

They vowed to come, but lingered far away,
They vowed to come, but lingered far away,
They vowed to come, but lingered far away,
While I, the dying, watched the passing day.
While I, the dying, watched the passing day.
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil.

In every gathering, my heart finds no delight,
In every gathering, my heart finds no delight,
In every gathering, my heart finds no delight,
Their memories have made my soul take flight.
Their memories have made my soul take flight.
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil.

How deep the sorrow when they had to part,
How deep the sorrow when they had to part,
How deep the sorrow when they had to part,
As, departing, they would cast a backward start.
As, departing, they would cast a backward start.
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil.
But shroud, you brought a blush of deep disgrace.
Life drew a veil.
Life drew a veil.