tej hawaye tufan nidar
andhe musafir andha kivaiya
dubegi naiya to aankh khulegi
kagaz ki naao kagaz ki naao
kab tak chalegi kab tak chalegi ho
kagaz ki naao

tez hawaye tufani dariya
tez hawaye tufani dariya
andhe musafir andha kivaiya
andhe musafir andha kivaiya
dubegi naiya to aankh khulegi aankh khulegi
kagaz ki naao

baago bageeche mahle do mahle
baago bageeche mahle do mahle
chhod ke jana ke jana hoga akele
chhod ke jana ke jana hoga akele
duniya kisi ka saath na degi saath na degi
kagaz ki naao

dunia me jinke bajte the danke
dunia me jinke bajte the danke
maafi nahi hai naam hi unke
maafi nahi hai naam hi unke
kiski rahi aur kiski rahegi kiski rahegi ho
kagaz ki naao kagaz ki naao
kab tak chalegi kab tak chalegi
kagaz ki naao

Brave winds, a tempest's roar,
Blind traveler, a sightless guide,
Only when the vessel drowns, will sight return,
This paper boat, this paper boat,
How long shall it sail, how long shall it sail?
This paper boat.

Swift winds, a raging sea,
Swift winds, a raging sea,
Blind traveler, a sightless guide,
Blind traveler, a sightless guide,
Only when the vessel drowns, will sight return,
This paper boat.

Gardens and mansions, high and low,
Gardens and mansions, high and low,
All must be left, to depart alone,
All must be left, to depart alone,
The world offers no lasting embrace,
This paper boat.

Those whose trumpets once did blare,
Those whose trumpets once did blare,
No forgiveness, their names erased,
No forgiveness, their names erased,
Whose end was there, and whose will stay?
This paper boat, this paper boat,
How long shall it sail, how long shall it sail?
This paper boat.