ban jāo hindustānī ban jāo hindustānī
ban jāo hindustānī ban jāo hindustānī
ab kaisī manmānī bābū ab kaisī manmānī
ban jāo hindustānī ban jāo hindustānī
ban jāo hindustānī ban jāo hindustānī

kahāṇ chalī o memsāhib ye pāuḍar-surkhī mal ke
kahāṇ chalī o memsāhib ye pāuḍar-surkhī mal ke
ūṇchī aiṛī phisal na jāye chalnā zarā sambhal ke
hāṇ chalnā zarā sambhal ke
ye k‌yā baktī hai johny ham bakte nahīṅ ham kahte haiṅ
ban jāo hindustānī ban jāo hindustānī
ban jāo hindustānī ban jāo hindustānī

what nonsense you shut up you shut up you shut up
giṭ-piṭ giṭ-piṭ k‌yā karte ho ṭāī haiṭ lagā ke
giṭ-piṭ giṭ-piṭ k‌yā karte ho ṭāī haiṭ lagā ke
deśh ko nā badnām karo tum deśh kā paisā khā ke
deśh ko nā badnām karo tum deśh kā paisā khā ke
apne deśh kā bānā pahno bolo apnī bānī
ban jāo hindustānī ban jāo hindustānī
ban jāo hindustānī ban jāo hindustānī

ye giṭ-piṭ giṭ-piṭ hai jān hamārī faiśhan prāṇ hamārā
ye giṭ-piṭ giṭ-piṭ hai jān hamārī faiśhan prāṇ hamārā
ham tumko na chhoṛeṅge ham tumko na chhoṛeṅge
ye dil meṅ hamne ṭhānī ye dil meṅ hamne ṭhānī
achchhā ye bāt hai
hat utāro bābūjī aur sun lo bāt hamārī
hat utāro bābūjī aur sun lo bāt hamārī
london vāloṅ kī to london chalī gaī hai gāṛī
london vāloṅ kī to london chalī gaī hai gāṛī
ab tum bhī bistar bāṇdhoge jo deśh kī bāt na mānī
ab tum bhī bistar bāṇdhoge jo deśh kī bāt na mānī
ban jāo hindustānī ban jāo hindustānī
ban jāo hindustānī ban jāo hindustānī

Become Indian, become Indian,
Become Indian, become Indian.
Why this willful way, Babu? Why this whim?
Become Indian, become Indian.
Become Indian, become Indian.

Where do you go, Mem-Sahib, with powder and rouge?
Where do you go, Mem-Sahib, with powder and rouge?
High heels may slip, walk with care,
Yes, walk with care.
What nonsense you speak, Johnny, we don't speak, we declare:
Become Indian, become Indian,
Become Indian, become Indian.

What nonsense you utter, stop, stop, stop!
Glib talk, glib talk, what is this, with your tie and hat?
Glib talk, glib talk, what is this, with your tie and hat?
Do not disgrace the nation, you who consume its wealth,
Do not disgrace the nation, you who consume its wealth.
Wear the garments of your land, speak in your own tongue,
Become Indian, become Indian.
Become Indian, become Indian.

This glib talk, glib talk, is our life, fashion is our breath,
This glib talk, glib talk, is our life, fashion is our breath.
We will not spare you, we will not spare you,
This we have vowed in our hearts, this we have vowed in our hearts.
Is that so?

Remove your hat, Babu, and heed our words,
Remove your hat, Babu, and heed our words.
The Londoners, their train has departed for London,
The Londoners, their train has departed for London.
Now you too will pack your bags if you defy the nation's call,
Now you too will pack your bags if you defy the nation's call.
Become Indian, become Indian,
Become Indian, become Indian.