O jheena jheena jheena re uDaa gulaal

maai teri chunariya lehraai

(as if) a light strip of color is flying in the air,

O mother, (in such a way) your scarf flies..

rang teri reet ka

rang teri preet ka

rang teri jeet ka hai layi, laayi, laayi..

the color of your ways,

the color of your love,

the color of your victory, it has brought..

rang teri reet ka, rang teri preet ka

maayi teri chunariya lehraayi

the color of your ways, the color of your love,

O mother, your scarf waves..

jab jab mujhpe hai, uTha sawaal

maai teri chunariya lehraai

jheena jheena re uDaa gulaal

maai teri chunariya lehraai

whenever there has been a question over me,

O mother, your scarf has waved..

like a light strip of color flying in the air,

O mother, your scarf flies in the air..

jag se haara nahi main

khud se haara hoon maa

ik din chamkoonga lekin

tera sitaara hoon maa

maai re, maai re..

tere bin main to adhoora rahaa

maai re, maai re..

mujhse hi rooThi meri parchhaayi

I haven’t lost to the world,

I have lost to myself, O mother..

One day I’ll shine though,

(after all), I am your star O mother..

O mother, O mother,

I remained incomplete without you.

O mother, O mother,

Even my shadow is angry with me..

o ho.. meri parchhai, tera khayal

maai teri chunariya lehraayi

jheena jheena jheena re, uDaa gulaal

maai teri chunariya lehraayi

My shadow, your thought,

O mother, your scarf has waved..

like a light strip of color flying in the air,

O mother, your scarf flies in the air..

rang teri reet ka

rang teri preet ka

rang teri jeet ka hai laayi, laayi, laayi..

rang teri reet ka, rang teri preet ka

maai teri chunariya lehraayi

jab jab mujhpe hai, uTha sawaal

maai teri choonariya lehraayi

jheena jheena re, uDaa gulaal

maai teri chunariya lehraayi