o sajna sajna sajna we
o sajna dil kithe bahiye
te vichoda nu ang laayiye
man jurmi ye rangala wich vasde ne
ha kithe vichade na mar jaye

mere chan pardesi, mere chan pardesi
mere chan pardesi, mere chan pardesi
ghar laut ke aana
tujhe wasta wafa ka mujhe bhul na jana
mere chan pardesi, mere chan pardesi

roka nahi je tujhe dil ne tere
khusiya kharidi beche aasu mere
khusiya kharidi beche aasu mere
o bedardi balam tu mera dard na jana
tujhe wasta wafa ka mujhe bhul na jana
mere chan pardesi, mere chan pardesi

rakhna sajna tu laaz mere pyar ki
ghar me na lana koi chiz bazar ki
ghar me na lana koi chiz bazar ki
mithe ganga ke jal me madira na tum milana
tujhe wasta wafa ka mujhe bhul na jana
mere chan pardesi, mere chan pardesi

saato samundaro se lambi ye duriya
tut na jaye mere hatho ki chudiya
tut na jaye mere hatho ki chudiya
mai hu dulhan mujhe tu dihan na banana
tujhe wasta wafa ka mujhe bhula na jana
mere chan pardesi, mere chan pardesi
mere chan pardesi, mere chan pardesi
ghar lau ke aana tujhe wasta wafa
mujhe bhul na jana
mere chan pardesi, mere chan pardesi
mere chan pardesi, mere chan pardesi

Oh beloved, oh beloved, oh my love,
Where does the heart find solace?
Where do we embrace separation?
The heart, a fertile ground, dwells in colors,
Lest parting claim our very lives.

My moon-like wanderer, my moon-like stranger,
My moon-like wanderer, my moon-like stranger,
Return home,
By the oath of love, forget me not.
My moon-like wanderer, my moon-like stranger.

If your heart forbids, I will not hold,
Your joys I bought, my tears I sold.
Your joys I bought, my tears I sold.
Oh cruel lover, you know not my pain,
By the oath of love, forget me not.
My moon-like wanderer, my moon-like stranger.

Preserve, my love, the honor of my love,
Bring not home any trinkets of the world.
Bring not home any trinkets of the world.
In the sweet waters of the Ganges, do not mix wine.
By the oath of love, forget me not.
My moon-like wanderer, my moon-like stranger.

Seven seas long, this distance stretches,
Lest the bangles on my wrists shatter.
Lest the bangles on my wrists shatter.
I am a bride, do not make me a widow,
By the oath of love, forget me not.
My moon-like wanderer, my moon-like stranger.
My moon-like wanderer, my moon-like stranger,
Return home, by the oath of love,
Forget me not.
My moon-like wanderer, my moon-like stranger.
My moon-like wanderer, my moon-like stranger.