tum paschim ho hum purab hai dono ka mel na milta hai
ugta hai jo suraj purab me ugta hai jo suraj purab me
wo paschim me ja dhalta hai wo paschim me ja dhalta hai
wo paschim me ja dhalta hai tum paschim ho hum purab hai
dono ka mel na milta hai dono ka mel na milta hai
purab ki pawan mangal kari mangal sandesh sunati hai
paschim ki hawa me hai jahar bhara jo ghar ghar aag lagati hai
dharti dharti me hai fark bada mati mati me hai antar
is mati me janme sadhu is mati me janme sadhu

us dhul me janme bikte the us dhul me janme bikte the
us dhul me janme bikte the tum paschim ho hum purab hai
dono ka mel na milta hai dono ka mel na milta hai
tum bandh rahe is dunia ko tum bandh rahe is dunia ko
kanuno ki janjiro ko sang jod rahe dil se dil ko
pyar ki chand lakiro se dunia ki hukumat chaho tum
topo se bamo se goli se hamne to dilo pe hai raz kiya
hamne to dilo pe hai raz kiya apni geeta ki boli se
apni geeta ki boli se apni geeta ki boli se
tum paschim ho hum purab hai
dono ka mel na milta hai dono ka mel na milta hai

tum dhund rahe ho tum dhund rahe ho
nari ke naino me yowan ka naritan tum dhund rahe ho
nari ke naino me yowan ka naritan hum dhund rahe hai nari ke
hariday me mamta ka bachpan hum dhund rahe hai nari ke
hariday me mamta ka bachpan tum jhum rahe tum jhum rahe
madira pee ke ras lete ho manas ki boti me
hum pet bhare do roti me hum pet bhare do roti me
or khush hai ek langoti me or khush hai ek langoti me

tum paschim ho hum purab hai
dono ka mel na milta hai dono ka mel na milta hai
tumme hamme ek farz bada jo lakh milane se mil na sake
purab ka himalay paschim ki aandhi ke thapedo se hil na sake
paschim me suraj kabhi ug na sake
purab me suraj kabhi dhal na sake
tum ji na sako tum ji na sako hum mar na sake
vidhi ka vidhan badal na sake
tum bakshak hai tum bakshak hai hum rakshak hai
ye sang kabhi na falta hai
ye sang kabhi na falta hai ye sang kabhi na falta hai

You are the West, we are the East, our meeting a fractured dream,
The sun that rises in our dawn, a different sun it would seem.
It sets for you in shadowed lands, it sets for you in grief,
You are the West, we are the East, finding no common leaf.

The East, a sacred benediction, whispers blessings on the breeze,
The West, a poisoned breath that burns, igniting homes with ease.
The earth, a chasm vast and deep, in the dust of each domain,
From this soil, saints arise, in this soil, they live again.

But in your dust, souls are sold, in that dust, a market's plea,
You are the West, we are the East, where souls refuse to be.
You bind the world with chains of law, to cage the wild and free,
We bind the hearts, each to each, with love's serenity.

You crave dominion, power's hold, with cannons' fiery breath,
We reign in hearts, with Gita's words, defying even death.
We reign in hearts, with Gita's words, beyond the final rest.
You are the West, we are the East, with a divide, manifest.

You seek the fire, youth's embrace, in eyes of woman's guise,
We seek the mother's heart, the child's, beneath her tender skies.
You revel, drunk on wine's dark kiss, the flesh's passing taste,
We find our fill in simple bread, a humble life embraced.

And in a loincloth, peace we find, contentment's gentle art,
You are the West, we are the East, a world torn far apart.
You built a wall we cannot breach, a barrier to mend,
The Himalayas of the East, cannot with your winds contend.

The sun can never rise for you, in your horizons gray,
Nor set for us, in Western dark, to end our vibrant day.
You cannot live, nor can we die, though destiny decrees,
And the winds of fate, that blow so strong, will never find our ease.
You are the hunter, we the shield, this union cannot grow,
This union cannot bloom, this union will not know.