nadiya pukare maajhi re
tu baitha kinare maajhi re
nadiya pukare maajhi re
tu baitha kinare maajhi re
chhod naiya beech daare
kyun tu haare maajhi re
chhod naiya beech daare
kyun tu haare maajhi re
nadiya pukare maajhi re
tu baitha kinare maajhi re
chhod naiya beech daare
kyun tu haare maajhi re
chhod naiya beech daare
kyun tu haare maajhi re

tham patwar maajhi
lehron se joojh re
uljhi pehli maajhi
nadiya ki boojh re
tham patwar maajhi
lehron se joojh re
uljhi pehli maajhi
nadiya ki boojh re
teri neeyati behate jal ki sawari
maajhi re
nadiya pukare maajhi re
tu baitha kinare maajhi re

lehar bade sailab uthe
teri naav dare teri naav dare maajhi re
bhybheet hriday hoonkar bhare
teri naav dare teri naav dare maajhi re
chhod naiya chhod naiya, beech daare beech daare
kyun tu haare maajhi re
chhod naiya beech daare
kyun tu haare maajhi re
nadiya pukare maajhi re
tu baitha kinare maajhi re

The river calls, O boatman,
You sit idle on the shore, boatman.
The river calls, O boatman,
You sit idle on the shore, boatman.
Abandon not your craft midstream,
Why do you falter, boatman?
Abandon not your craft midstream,
Why do you falter, boatman?
The river calls, O boatman,
You sit idle on the shore, boatman.
Abandon not your craft midstream,
Why do you falter, boatman?
Abandon not your craft midstream,
Why do you falter, boatman?

Seize the oar, boatman,
Wrestle with the waves.
The first knot, boatman,
Untangle the river's maze.
Seize the oar, boatman,
Wrestle with the waves.
The first knot, boatman,
Untangle the river's maze.
Your destiny, a journey on flowing waters,
O boatman.
The river calls, O boatman,
You sit idle on the shore, boatman.

The waves swell, a deluge arises,
Your boat trembles, your boat trembles, O boatman.
A fearful heart fills with groans,
Your boat trembles, your boat trembles, O boatman.
Abandon the craft, abandon, midstream, midstream,
Why do you falter, boatman?
Abandon not your craft midstream,
Why do you falter, boatman?
The river calls, O boatman,
You sit idle on the shore, boatman.