doli ho doli ho doli doli ho doli
jab jab gujri tu is dagar se
bichda koi humjoli
doli ho doli ho doli doli ho doli

mayad ri ladli baba sa ki pyari
chhod pihar chali
mayad ri ladli baba sa ki pyari
chhod pihar chali
tu kya jane kon suhagan
tu kya jane kon suhagan
tu kya jane kon abhagan
jo betha bas usko uthaya
apne rashte ho li
doli ho doli ho doli doli ho doli

ik aangan tu phulwa bate
ek aangan bikhraye kate
tere aage piche
dukh sukh khele aankh micholi
doli ho doli ho doli doli ho doli
mayad ri ladli baba sakhi pyari
chhod pihar chali

jag me aisa kyu hota hai
ik hasta hai ek rota hai
tujhse kitni bar ye pucha
tu ek bar na boli
doli ho doli ho doli doli ho doli
jab jab gujri tu is dagar se
bichda koi humjoli
doli ho doli ho doli doli ho doli

A palanquin, a palanquin, it sways and sighs,
Each passing leaves a friend behind,
A palanquin, a palanquin, the soul cries.

My mother's beloved, my father's dear,
Leaving home, casting off all fear,
My mother's beloved, my father's dear,
Leaving home, shedding a tear.
You know not which is blessed,
You know not which is unpossessed,
You lift the one who sits,
And your journey is addressed.
A palanquin, a palanquin, it sways and sighs.

One home you offer blooms,
Another, thorns consumes,
Before and after,
Joy and sorrow play, the moon’s eyes.
A palanquin, a palanquin, it sways and sighs,
My mother's beloved, my father's dear,
Leaving home, casting off all fear.

Why does the world always seem,
To laugh and weep, a fevered dream?
So many questions, I have asked of thee,
Yet never a response, you see.
A palanquin, a palanquin, it sways and sighs,
Each passing leaves a friend behind,
A palanquin, a palanquin, the soul cries.