chal ri chali chal naiya chal ri chali chal naiya
chal ri zidhar tohe leke chali jaye lehro ki purwaiya
chal ri chali chal naiya chal ri chali chal naiya

jane kis ki rah me aave kon saloni kon saloni
aash bandha ri layi sandesha kis nagri se
nazro ki purwaiya
chal ri chali chal naiya chal ri chali chal naiya

man se shipi bol raha hai banke tan par chhayi
yaad ki mari bairan ankhiya kahe bhar bhar aayi
chamke cham cham lakh sitare
phir bhi andhere phir bhi andhere
rom ki rah aage piya ki
nagari tak pahuncahve nahi ruki purwaiya
chal ri chali chal naiya chal ri chali chal naiya

Drift, O boat, drift onward, drift onward, O boat,
Drift where the eastern breeze of waves compels.
Drift, O boat, drift onward, drift onward, O boat.

Whose path awaits, which fair one to greet?
A message borne from which city's keep,
By the gaze's eastern breeze, it swells.
Drift, O boat, drift onward, drift onward, O boat.

The heart, a conch, speaks to the graceful form,
Memory's torment, those traitorous eyes,
Why brimming with tears, a gathering storm?
Millions of stars, in radiant dance,
Yet darkness lingers, darkness remains,
Across the pores, the path to Love's own land,
The eastern breeze of the soul never stays,
Drift, O boat, drift onward, drift onward, O boat.