apne watan me aaj do bund pani nahi
apne watan me aaj do bund pani nahi
to yaha jindani nahi apne watan me aaj
tod ke sare rishte nate ja to rahe hai dhul udate
pani jis din aa jayega pani jis din aa jayega
laut aayenge nachte gate nachte gate
hogi suhani kabhi hogi suhani kabhi

sham jo ab suhani nahi do bund pani nahi
to yaha jindani nahi apne watan me aaj
pyari dharti chode kaise
kasme apni tode kaise chode kaise
pyari dharti chode kaise kasme apni tode kaise
marna hoga mar jayenge marna hoga mar jayenge
jite ji muh mode kaise mode kaise chaha jo uthna kabhi
chaha jo uthna kabhi bat ye dil ne mani nahi
do bund pani nahi to yaha jindani nahi apne watan me aaj

No water falls in my homeland now,
No water falls, no life can be found,
My homeland weeps, its spirit so low.
Breaking ties, we leave this dusty ground.

But when the rains return, when the waters flow,
Dancing, singing, they'll come home again,
Joy will return, the sweet breezes blow.
A beautiful evening, once again.

The evening's beauty is gone, no water remains,
No life exists in my homeland today,
How can we leave the earth we love so,
How can we break the vows we made to stay?

We will choose death, if death is our fate,
How can we turn our faces away?
To rise, to stand, we wished to create,
But my heart refused the words to say.
No water falls, no life can be found,
My homeland weeps, its spirit so low.