janewale sipahi se puchho
wo kahan ja raha hai
kaun dukhiya hai jo gaa rahi hai
bhukhe baccho ko bahla rahi hai
lash jalne ki bu aa rahi hai
zindagi hai ke chilla rahi hai
janewale sipahi se puchho
wo kahan ja raha hai
wo kahan ja raha hai

kitne sahme huye hai nazare
kaise darr daar ke chalte hai taare
kya jawani ka khun ho raha hai
surkh hai aanchalo ke kinare
janewale sipahi se puchho
wo kahan ja raha hai
wo kahan ja raha hai

gir raha hai syahi ka dera
ho raha hai meri ja savera
ho watan chhodkar jane wale
khul gaya inkalabi farera
janewale sipahi se puchho
wo kahan ja raha hai

Ask the departing soldier,
Where he is going.
Who is the sorrowful one singing,
Soothing the hungry children?
The stench of burning corpses arises,
Is life screaming?
Ask the departing soldier,
Where he is going.
Where is he going?

How frightened are the sights,
How do the stars walk in fear?
Is the blood of youth being spilled,
The edges of veils are crimson?
Ask the departing soldier,
Where he is going.
Where is he going?

The ink of darkness falls,
My soul, dawn is breaking.
O, you who are leaving the homeland,
The revolutionary banner unfurls.
Ask the departing soldier,
Where he is going.