ek chiraiya ghonsle ko chhod udd udd jaye
aur ye soche kaash aisa ho kadam mud jaye
ik chiraiya ghonsle ko chhod ud ud jaye
aur ye soche kaash aisa ho kadam mud jaye
tinka tinka kar batora aur banaya ghar
par samay ki barishon ne kar diya beghar
kar diya beghar kar diya beghar

o musafir dheer dhar aayega suraj idhar
kahe bhage kahe bhage dur jitna jayega
laut phir naa payega kahe bhage kahe bhage
ek charaiya ko paraya des kaise bhaye
gaaon ka peepal purana yaad usko aaye
tinka tinka kar batora aur banaya ghar
par samay ki barishon ne kar diya beghar
kar diya beghar kar diya beghar

ye jo asuan ki ladi beh rahi hai har ghadi
tere aage tere aage yaad rakh har mod par
ek nayi subaha khadi kahe bhage kahe bhage
ik chiraiya aansuo se lad jhagad so jaye
raah pathreeli hai lekin hausla na jaye
tinka tinka kar batora aur banaya ghar
par samay ki baarishon ne kar diya beghar
kar diya beghar kar diya beghar

A sparrow takes flight, abandons its nest,
And wishes its path would curve, find rest.
A sparrow takes flight, abandons its nest,
And wishes its path would curve, find rest.

Each straw gathered, a home it did weave,
But the rains of time, made it grieve.
Made it grieve.

O traveler, the sun will rise again near,
Why flee so far, the victory unclear?
You may never return, why flee, why flee?
How can a sparrow love a strange land?
The village's ancient tree, a memory at hand.
Each straw gathered, a home it did weave,
But the rains of time, made it grieve.
Made it grieve, made it grieve.

These tears that endlessly flow,
Remember this at every turn, you know.
A new dawn awaits, why flee, why flee?
A sparrow fights tears, then falls asleep,
The path is rocky, courage to keep.
Each straw gathered, a home it did weave,
But the rains of time, made it grieve.
Made it grieve, made it grieve.