kaha chala ae dost ye jahaan apni duniya chhod kar
hai kasam loat aa aise na jaa tu yu muh mod kar
kaha chala ae dost ye jahaan apni duniya chhod kar

bewafa jindagi me tha tera sahaara
maut ki kashti ka na jaane konsa kinaara
ek din toh tha bichhadna par kyu bichhde hai aaj
na sahi jasye duri teri aa laut ke aaja na
kaha chala ae dost ye jahaan apni duniya chhod kar

dhup me bhi chhao thi apni dosti ki
gam me bhi kayi khushiya thi apne sapno ki
aansu ki barsaat me woh kahani beh gai
beete din bhi woh jal rahe hai aag jo dil me lagi

kaha chala ae dost ye jahaan apni duniya chhod kar
hai kasam loat aa aise na jaa tu yu muh mod kar
kaha chala ae dost ye jahaan apni duniya chhod kar

Where do you wander, friend, forsaking this world,
Leaving behind your earthly sphere?
I swear, return, do not depart, turn away no more.
Where do you wander, friend, forsaking this world?

In this faithless life, you were my solace,
The ferry of death, to what shore does it race?
Parting was destined, yet why do we part today?
Your absence, I cannot bear, oh, return, I implore!
Where do you wander, friend, forsaking this world?

In sunlight, our friendship cast its shade,
In sorrow, joy bloomed, our dreams arrayed.
In a downpour of tears, that tale was swept away,
Past days still burn, the fire in my heart ablaze.
Where do you wander, friend, forsaking this world?
I swear, return, do not depart, turn away no more.
Where do you wander, friend, forsaking this world?