suni re nagariya, suni re sejariya
bhaye pardesi mere sanvariya
suni re nagariya, suni re sejariya
bhaye pardesi mere sanvariya
suni re nagariya ho raam

raama duhaayi mai to ye bhi nahi jaani
raama duhaayi mai to ye bhi nahi jaani
bita kab bachpan aayi re javaani
kaisi main bawariya, naahi re khabriya
bhaye pardesi mere sanvariya
suni re nagariya ho raam

likhna naa jaanu mai to, kaise likhu patiya
likhna naa jaanu mai to, kaise likhu patiya
kaagaj me likh de koi mere man ki batiya
ban ke badriya barse najariya
bhaye pardesi mere sanvariya
suni re nagariya ho raam

main to hun aap hi apni dushman nigodi
main to hun aap hi apni dushman nigodi
jaate piya ke pichhe kaahe na daudi
jaane na kadariya roki na dagariya
bhaye pardesi mere sanvariya
suni re nagariya, suni re sejariya
bhaye pardesi mere sanvariya
suni re nagariya ho raam

Empty the city, empty the bower,
My beloved has become a stranger.
Empty the city, empty the bower,
My beloved has become a stranger.
Empty the city, O Ram.

By Ram's grace, I never perceived,
By Ram's grace, I never perceived,
When childhood fled, and youth arrived.
A madwoman am I, without any tidings,
My beloved has become a stranger.
Empty the city, O Ram.

I know not to write, how to pen a letter,
I know not to write, how to pen a letter,
Let someone write on paper, my heart's whispers.
Becoming a cloud, my eyes weep downpour,
My beloved has become a stranger.
Empty the city, O Ram.

I am my own enemy, a wretched being,
I am my own enemy, a wretched being,
Why did I not chase after my beloved leaving?
Did not know his worth, did not block his path,
My beloved has become a stranger.
Empty the city, empty the bower,
My beloved has become a stranger.
Empty the city, O Ram.