oh vidheshi bandhu dur bhagi
oh pardeshi bandhu ek aankhi
suno hahakar charo aur
oh vidheshi bandhu dur bhagi

prem samandar kala na bane
na mila koi kinara
prem samandar kala na bane
na mila koi kinara
bich bhanwar langar le duba
bich bhanwar langar le duba
tera haye ek sahara
oh vidhesi bandhu dur bhagi

phulwar me kali khili to
mila chameli ka pyar
phulwar me kali khili to
mila chameli ka pyar
rup gandh jaise le na saka tu
rup gandh jaise le na saka tu
rah gaya hath pasar
oh vidheshi bandhu dur bhagi
oh pardeshi bandhu ek aankhi
oh vidheshi bandhu dur bhagi

Oh, stranger, fleeing far,
Oh, traveler, with a single tear,
Hear the lament, on every side,
Oh, stranger, fleeing far.

Love, an ocean, a craft undone,
No shore found, nowhere to be.
Love, an ocean, a craft undone,
No shore found, nowhere to be.
In the whirlpool, the anchor drowns,
In the whirlpool, the anchor drowns,
Your only haven, lost at sea.
Oh, stranger, fleeing far.

In the garden, a bud unfurls,
And jasmine offers its embrace.
In the garden, a bud unfurls,
And jasmine offers its embrace.
Form and fragrance, you could not grasp,
Form and fragrance, you could not grasp,
With outstretched hand, you left the place.
Oh, stranger, fleeing far,
Oh, traveler, with a single tear,
Oh, stranger, fleeing far.