mere cha.Ndaa mere na.nhe
tujhe apane siine se kaise lagaauu.N
suunii godii me.n kaise uThaauu.N
chhup gaye laaDale aa.Nchalo.n me.n
raat pariyo.n kaa paiGaam laa_ii
kis tarah so gayaa tuu akele
kis tarah bin mere nii.nd aa_ii
mere cha.Ndaa ...

tere sapane me.n aa to ga_ii mai.n
apanii majabuuriyaa.N kyaa bataauu.N
buu.Nd bhii tan me.n baaqii nahii.n hai
bhuukh terii mai.n kaise miThaauu.N
mere cha.Ndaa ...

aadamii bhii hai bhagavaan bhii hai
phir bhii phirataa hai tuu besahaaraa
kaun tujh ko gale se lagaaye
pattharo.n kaa hai ye shahar saaraa
mere cha.Ndaa ...

duur jaanaa hai na.nhe musaafir
raasate me.n kahii.n thak na jaanaa
thaamake merii aaho.n kii Dorii
Dhuu.ND le tuu hii apanaa Thikaanaa
mere cha.Ndaa ...