ab tut girengi zanzire
ab zindano ki khair nahi
ab tut girengi zanzire
ab zindano ki khair nahi
jo dariya jhum ke uthe hai
ek dum se na taale jayenge
jo dariya jhum ke uthe hai
ek dum se na taale jayenge

katte bhi chalo badhte bhi chalo
baaju bhi bahut hai sar bhi bahut
katte bhi chalo badhte bhi chalo
baaju bhi bahut hai sar bhi bahut
chalte hi chalo ke ab dere
manzil pe hi daale jayenge
chalte hi chalo ke ab dere
manzil pe hi daale jayenge

The shackles, now, they shall surely break,
No solace left within the prison's keep.
The shackles, now, they shall surely break,
No solace left within the prison's keep.
The rivers that now rise in joyous swell,
Cannot be quelled with a single sweep.
The rivers that now rise in joyous swell,
Cannot be quelled with a single sweep.

Though limbs may fall, though heads may meet the ground,
We march, for arms and heads abound.
Though limbs may fall, though heads may meet the ground,
We march, for arms and heads abound.
Our camps, we'll shift with every stride,
And only at the journey's end, they'll be found.
Our camps, we'll shift with every stride,
And only at the journey's end, they'll be found.