ek chiraiya ghonsle ko chhod udd udd jaye
aur ye soche kaash aisa ho kadam mud jaye
ik chiraiya ghonsle ko chhod ud ud jaye
aur ye soche kaash aisa ho kadam mud jaye
tinka tinka kar batora aur banaya ghar
par samay ki barisho ne kar diya beghar
kar diya beghar kar diya beghar

o musafir dheer dhar aayega sooraj idhar
kahe bhage kahe bhage dur jitna jayega
laut phir naa payega kahe bhaage kahe bhaage
ek charaiya ko paraya des kaise bhaye
gaaon ka peepal purana yaad usko aaye
tinka tinka kar batora aur banaya ghar
par samay ki barishon ne kar diya beghar
kar diya beghar kar diya beghar

ye jo asuan ki ladi beh rahi hai har ghadi
tere aage tere aage yaad rakh har mod par
ek nayi subah khadi kahe bhage kahe bhage
ik chiraiya aansuo se lad jhagad so jaye
raah pathreeli hai lekin hausla na jaye
tinka tinka kar batora aur banaya ghar
par samay ki baarishon ne kar diya beghar
kar diya beghar kar diya beghar

A sparrow, wings outstretched, leaves its nest behind,
And wonders, could it turn its course, rewind?
A sparrow, wings outstretched, leaves its nest behind,
And wonders, could it turn its course, rewind?
Straw by straw, a home it built with care,
Yet time's harsh rains have left it nowhere.
Nowhere to be, nowhere to be.

O traveler, the sun will rise again,
Why flee so far, the victory you'll never gain?
You won't return, why flee, why flee in vain?
How can a sparrow love a foreign land?
The village's ancient peepal tree, it understands.
Straw by straw, a home it built with care,
Yet time's harsh rains have left it nowhere.
Nowhere to be, nowhere to be.

These tears that flow, a constant, endless stream,
Remember this, at every turn, a hopeful gleam,
A new dawn waits, why flee, why flee the dream?
A sparrow, fighting tears, will find its rest,
Though stony paths, its courage put to the test.
Straw by straw, a home it built with care,
Yet time's harsh rains have left it nowhere.
Nowhere to be, nowhere to be.