o lakadi jal koyala bhai koyala ho gai rakh
main papan aisi jali kayla bhai na rakh
ja chali ja chali ja o ghata
more piya ka sandesha na suna na suna na suna
ja chali ja chali ja o ghata

tir laga hai gam ka aisa aar huaa na paar
janam maran ka sathi hokar
janam maran ka sathi hokar
chhod gaya majdhar hay chhod gaya majdhar
koi batai na khata
ja chali ja chali ja o ghata
more piya ka sandesha na suna na suna na suna
ja chali ja chali ja o ghata

piya milan ka sapana dekha
sapana tha dil ka hay sapana tha dil ka
aankh khuli to ujad gaya tha khushiyon ka sansar
achhi mili ye saja
ja chali ja chali ja o ghata

Wood burns to coal, coal turns to ash,
I, a sinner, burned but never turned to ash.
Go, depart, go, O cloud,
You heard not my beloved's message, no, no, no.
Go, depart, go, O cloud.

An arrow of sorrow pierced, never to heal,
My companion in life and death,
My companion in life and death,
Left me adrift, alas, left me adrift.
No one tells me my fault.
Go, depart, go, O cloud,
You heard not my beloved's message, no, no, no.
Go, depart, go, O cloud.

I dreamt of union with my love,
A dream of my heart, alas, a dream of my heart.
Waking, I found my world of joy destroyed.
This punishment, well-deserved.
Go, depart, go, O cloud.