chal ud ja re panchhi
chal ud ja re panchhi ke ab ye desh hua begana
chal ud ja re panchhi ke ab ye desh hua begana
chal ud ja re panchhi

khatam hue din us daali ke jis par tera basera tha
khatam hue din us daali ke jis par tera basera tha
aaj yahaa aur kal ho vaha ye jogi wala phera tha
ye teri jaagir nahi thi
ye teri jaagir nahi thi, char ghadi ka dera tha
sada raha hai is duniya me kiska aabo-dana
chal ud ja re panchhi ke ab ye desh hua begana
chal ud ja re panchhi ke ab ye desh hua begana
chal ud ja re panchhi

Fly away, O bird,
fly away, for this land feels foreign now,
fly away, O bird,
fly away, for this land feels foreign now,
fly away, O bird.

The days have ended for that branch,
where once your nest resided,
the days have ended for that branch,
where once your nest resided.
Here today, gone tomorrow, the way of the wandering mendicant,
your fleeting journey.
This wasn't your inheritance,
this wasn't your inheritance, just a fleeting shelter,
whose food and water have remained constant in this world?
Fly away, O bird, for this land feels foreign now,
fly away, O bird, for this land feels foreign now,
fly away, O bird.