panchhi aur pardesi
panchhi aur pardesi, dono nahi kisi ke meet
panchhi aur pardesi
panchhi aur pardesi

jaise nain se nikla aasu, fir na nain shmaye
jaise nain se nikla aasu, fir na nain shmaye
waise hi pardesh me sajan, jakar me laut ke na aaye
waise hi pardesh me sajan, jakar me laut ke na aaye
virah me ro ro ke jaye
virah me ro ro ke jaye, sari umariya meri
panchhi aur pardesi
panchhi aur pardesi, dono nahi kisi ke meet
panchhi aur pardesi

man se aansu aankh churaye, aag lagaye or na bujhaye
aag lagaye or na bujhaye
premi ke naina me bas kar, fir na nain milaye
premi ke naina me bas kar, fir na nain milaye
apna bairi aap bane wo
apna bairi aap bane wo, karega inse preet
panchhi aur pardesi
panchhi aur pardesi, dono nahi kisi ke meet
panchhi aur pardesi
panchhi aur pardesi

Bird and stranger, neither finds a friend,
Bird and stranger.
Bird and stranger.

Like a tear that falls from the eye, never to return,
Like a tear that falls from the eye, never to return.
So the stranger beloved, gone, will not return,
So the stranger beloved, gone, will not return.
Grief weeps, and then departs,
Grief weeps, and then departs, the whole life spent.
Bird and stranger, neither finds a friend,
Bird and stranger.

The heart hides tears, kindling fires, never to quench,
Kindling fires, never to quench.
Dwelling within a lover's eyes, then never meeting eyes again,
Dwelling within a lover's eyes, then never meeting eyes again.
One's own enemy they become,
One's own enemy they become, who loves such things.
Bird and stranger, neither finds a friend,
Bird and stranger,
Bird and stranger.