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

bhul ja ab vo mast hava vo udna dali-dali
bhul ja ab vo mast hava vo udna dali-dali
jag ki aankh ka kanta ban gai, chaal teri matvali
kaun bhala us baag ko puchhe
kaun bhala us baag ko puchhe, ho na jiska mali
teri qismat me likha hai jite ji mar jana
chal ud ja re panchhi ke ab ye desh hua begana
chal ud ja re panchhi

rote hai vo pankh-pakheru saath tere jo khele
rote hai vo pankh-pakheru saath tere jo khele
jinke saath lagaye tune armano ke mele
bhigi aankho se hi unki, aaj duaaye le le
kisko pata ab is nagri me kab ho tera aana
chal ud ja re panchhi ke ab ye desh hua begana
chal ud ja re panchhi

Fly away, oh bird,
fly away, for this land has grown foreign now,
fly away, oh bird.

Forget now that sweet wind, that soaring branch to branch,
forget now that sweet wind, that soaring branch to branch.
The world's eye pricks at you, your gait, so free,
who will care for that garden,
who will care for that garden, bereft of its gardener?
Your fate is written: to die while still alive.
Fly away, oh bird,
for this land has grown foreign now,
fly away, oh bird.

Weep the feathered friends, who played with you,
weep the feathered friends, who played with you,
with whom you built your dreams, your fairs.
From tear-filled eyes, take their blessings now,
who knows in this city when you’ll return?
Fly away, oh bird,
for this land has grown foreign now,
fly away, oh bird.