rehna nahi desh virana hai
rehna nahi desh virana haii
ye hai sansar kagaj ki pudiya
ye hai sansar kagaj ki pudiya
bund pade ghul jana hai
bund pade ghul jana hai
rehna nahi desh virana hai

ye hai sansar kanto ki baadi
ye hai sansar kanto ki baadi
ulajh pulajh mar jana hai
ulajh pulajh mar jana hai
rehna nahi desh virana hai
ye hai sansar kagaj ki pudiya
ye hai sansar kagaj ki pudiya
bund pade ghul jana hai
rehna nahi des virana hai

ye hai sansar jhad aur jhankhad
ye hai sansar jhad aur jhankhad
aag lage bar jana hai
aag lage bar jana hai
rehna nahi des virana hai
ye hai sansar kagaj ki pudiya
ye hai sansar kagaj ki pudiya
bund pade ghul jana hai
rehna nahi des virana hai

kahat kabeer suno bhai sadho
kahat kabeer suno bhai sadho
kahat kabeer suno bhai sadho
satguru naam thikana hai
satguru naam thikana hai
rehna nahi des virana hai
ye hai sansar kagaj ki pudiya
ye hai sansar kagaj ki pudiya
bund pade ghul jana hai
rehna nahi des virana hai

This land is not our home.
This land is not our home.
This world, a paper-thin packet,
This world, a paper-thin packet,
A single drop, and it dissolves.
A single drop, and it dissolves.
This land is not our home.

This world, a thorny garden,
This world, a thorny garden,
Entangled, lost, we perish here.
Entangled, lost, we perish here.
This land is not our home.
This world, a paper-thin packet,
A single drop, and it dissolves.
This land is not our home.

This world, a wild, dry brush,
This world, a wild, dry brush,
When fire comes, it all will burn.
When fire comes, it all will burn.
This land is not our home.
This world, a paper-thin packet,
A single drop, and it dissolves.
This land is not our home.

Says Kabir, listen, brothers, holy ones,
Says Kabir, listen, brothers, holy ones,
Says Kabir, listen, brothers, holy ones,
The True Guru’s Name, our only haven.
The True Guru’s Name, our only haven.
This land is not our home.
This world, a paper-thin packet,
A single drop, and it dissolves.
This land is not our home.