pardesi to hai pardesi
aate hai chale jate hai
pardesi to hai pardesi
aate hai chale jate hai
kuch yade thodi si khushiya
dher se gum de jate hai
pardesi to hai pardesi
aate hai chale jate hai

ye hote hai jhoke hawa ke
inko pakadna mushkil hai
fir bhi mohabbat karta hai inse
kitna pagal ye dil hai
do pal ki rahat dete hai
saari umar tadpate hai
pardesi to hai pardesi
aate hai chale jate hai

is daali kabhi us daali pe
bedardo ka basera hai
sham kahi pe gujre inki
aur kahi pe sawera hai
harjai bhawre hai ye to
kaliyo ko bahkate hai
pardesi to hai pardesi
aate hai chale jate hai
kuch yade thodi si khushiya
dher se gum de jate hai
pardesi to hai pardesi
aate hai chale jate hai

They are strangers, forever strangers,
Arriving, then vanishing away,
Strangers they are, forever strangers,
Coming and going, day by day.
Some memories, a fleeting joy,
A mountain of sorrow, they lay,
Strangers they are, forever strangers,
Coming and going, come what may.

Like breezes, they dance on the air,
To hold them, a futile desire,
Yet love for them, the heart must bear,
Such madness does my soul inspire.
Moments of ease, they softly impart,
A lifetime of longing, they weave,
Strangers they are, forever strangers,
Coming and going, we believe.

From branch to branch, their journey unfolds,
A cruel home they call their own,
Where evening descends, the story told,
And dawn breaks in a place unknown.
Wayward bees, they softly roam,
Leading the buds astray,
Strangers they are, forever strangers,
Coming and going, come what may.
Some memories, a fleeting joy,
A mountain of sorrow, they lay,
Strangers they are, forever strangers,
Coming and going, day by day.