chali meri dulhan ki doli
hoye chali meree dulhan ki doli
sath hai jivansathi kya karne hain barati
chali meree dulhan ki doli
hoye chali meri dulhan ki doli

mast pavan ke ye jhonke
sang ban ke aaj kaha re chale
babul ke ghar se gori ko le ke
sajan ke dwar chale
sang yeh badriya bhi ho li ho li
chali meree dulhan ki doli
hoye chali meri dulhan ki doli

duniya divani kehti thi
patjhad me phul nahi khilate
hatate nahi parvat raste se
dharti aakash nahi milate
duniya hai yeh kitni bholi-bhali
chali meree dulhan ki doli
hoye chali meri dulhan ki doli

phulo ke nahi armano ke
main haar tujhe pahanaunga
kaliyo se nahi aashao se
main teree sej sajaunga
mere hamrahi hamjoli hamjoli
chali meree dulhan ki doli
hoye chali meri dulhan ki doli

My bride's palanquin departs, it does,
My bride's palanquin departs.
With life's companion, what need for a crowd?
My bride's palanquin departs, it does,
My bride's palanquin departs.

The playful gusts of wind,
Whispering secrets as they guide,
Taking the fair one from her father's home,
Towards her beloved's side.
The clouds join in, a tender sigh, oh sigh,
My bride's palanquin departs, it does,
My bride's palanquin departs.

The world, in its madness, once did say,
No flowers bloom in autumn's keep,
That mountains never yield their way,
And earth and sky can never meet.
How naive is this world, it seems,
My bride's palanquin departs, it does,
My bride's palanquin departs.

Not with flowers, but with hopes,
Shall I adorn you, my sweet,
Not with buds, but with dreams,
Shall I prepare your bridal seat.
My companion, my soulmate, oh so free,
My bride's palanquin departs, it does,
My bride's palanquin departs.