Zindagi

This song from Masoom, lyrics by Gulzar, tells the tale of life a bit differently. Not the usual stuff of being brave and look at the bright side story. The plain facts of life in a reverse psychology.

Life is going to be tough and hard, better be prepared to face it. Happiness is one face of the coin with sadness being the other and life just flips the coin around.

tujhase naaraaz nahi zindagi, hairaan hoon main
o hairaan hoon main
tere masoom savalon se pareshaan hooN main
o pareshaan hoon main
(i am not complaining about life but am frustrated with it turn of events)

jeene ke liye socha hi na tha, dard sambhalane honge
muskuraoon to, muskurane ke karz utaarne honge
muskuraoon kabhi to lagata hai
jaise hontonn pe karz rakhaa hai
tujhase ...
(suffering is part of life, if there is happiness then sadness is round the corner)

aaj agar bhar ayi hai, boondein baras jaayengi
kal kya pata inke liye aakhen taras jayengi
jaane kahan gum kahan khoya
ek aansu chhupake rakha tha
tujhase ...
(if something is troubling u today, better spill it out, u might not get another chance to express your grief)

zindagi tere gum ne hamain rishte naye samajhaye
mile jo hamain dhoop main mile chhaanv ke thande saaye
(we forge new relationships along the way, the strongest are those made during the high n dry phase of life)

o tujhase ...