banke gulgule jal ke bulbule
banke gulgule jal ke bulbule
yar chulbule sun re pagle bole re baar baar
dhole tu aaj apne dil ke sab dag dhole
dhole tu aaj apne dil ke sab dag dhole

soda sabun ritha pani mitha mitha
inke unke kapde dhokar sabko bana de chaila
humne paap chipaye dag sab ke mitaye
humse sari dunia ujali hami ko samjhe mela
banke gulgule jal ke bulbule yar chulbule sun re pagle
dhole tu aaj apne dil ke sab dag dhole
dhole tu aaj apne dil ke sab dag dhole

are wah wah na na are wah wah na na
wah wah na na wah wah
resham ho ya khadi kab tak lade ladi
subah ka maila aachal dhokar
kirno par failaye dunia ka gum kacha
apna loha sacha fer ke kundli sham se loha
sham ko bhi chamkaye banke gulgule jal ke bulbule
yar chulbule sun re pagle
dhole tu aaj apne dil ke sab dag dhole
dhole tu aaj apne dil ke sab dag dhole

gori gori dhobaniya odhe re odaniya
pahne re nathaniya banke dulahaniya
chhup ke isare kare chhup ke
dhole tu aaj apne dil ke sab dag dhole
dhole tu aaj apne dil ke sab dag dhole
dhole tu aaj apne dil ke sab dag dhole
dhole tu aaj apne dil ke sab dag dhole

Born as a playful bubble on the water's face,
A mischievous friend, listen, foolish one, heed this grace.
Wash away today the stains of the heart, release and find,
Wash away today the stains of the heart, leave them behind.

With soda, soap, and the sweet water's flow,
Washing others' garments, making them bright and aglow.
We hide our sins, erase the marks of shame,
The world believes us pure, yet we are stained the same.
Born as a playful bubble on the water's face,
A mischievous friend, listen, foolish one, embrace.
Wash away today the stains of the heart, release and find,
Wash away today the stains of the heart, leave them behind.

Ah, yes, no, ah, yes, no,
Yes, no, no, yes, no,
Whether silk or rough cloth, why the endless fight?
Wash away the sorrows in the morning light.
Spread the world's raw grief upon the sun's embrace,
Forge your true iron, from evening's cold space.
Shine the evening bright, with your own bold decree,
Born as a playful bubble on the water's sea.
A mischievous friend, listen, foolish one, be free,
Wash away today the stains of the heart, eternally.
Wash away today the stains of the heart, for all to see.

Fair-skinned washerwomen, draped in shawls so fine,
Adorned with nose rings, like brides they entwine.
Making secret gestures, hidden from the eye,
Wash away today the stains, let the old self die.
Wash away today the stains of the heart, as time goes by.
Wash away today the stains of the heart, beneath the sky.
Wash away today the stains of the heart, let your spirit fly.