Aaya watan'on paigam
Sandesa mere naam
Bichhde yaar puchde mera haal
Aaya watan'on paigam
Sandesa mere naam
Dildaar puchde mera haal
(x2)

Aaya watan'on paigam
Sandesa mere naam
Aapan vichhde yaar hun ho gaye jawaan
Ohda likhe maine geet bathere
Par ki likhan chithi de jawaab'ch main tere
Mainu samajh ni aaye
Jaaye koi jaake hun labh ke le aaye
10 saal jehde maine pardes ch bitaaye
Bhang de nashe'ch yaar tera
Sharabi hoke gaddiyan chalaye

Tennu samajh ni aaye
Kitte paise de nashe'ch apne paraaye
Kinne dil dukhaaye
Kinne roop mai badle
Kinne gul khilaaye
Kinne sitam main sahe
Kinne zeher khaaye

Chadd de yaad'ch meri athru tu bahauna
Chitthi teri takkan jiven teri tasvveeran
Utton yaad aan gallan teri mitthi
Haje khol ke padhi ni teri chitthi

Chitthi aayi sajna de naam di
Utton sajna di yaad sataandi
Chitthi aayi sajna de naam di
Utton sajna di yaad sataandi

Kitte maine waade iraade
Wafa mohabbatan de
Par teri sunu aake
Tennu aukha ton laage*

Pardesiyan naal dil ni lagana
Pardesiyan ne ekk din jaana

Aaya watan'on paigam sandesa mere naam
Bichhde yaar puchde mera haal
Aaya watan'on paigam sandesa mere naam
Dildaar puchde mera haal
(x2)

Chitthi teri khol ke padhaan
Ya khole bina saad da main
Bandh la saaman wapas aaja, jang haarda

Hor tere sawaalan da kiven dawa jawaab
Haan main aithe aa ke bandh gaya ho gya kharaab
Roz peena main shraab
Roz bhang behisaaab
Roz kudian da saath gharon bahar saari raat

Naale hor kitte paap main bathere
Kiven dil de tote main tenu bheja jawaab ch tere
Ve itthe desian di zindagi ajeeb
Appan yaaran to door veriyan de kareeb
Rehna penda hoshiyar
Ithe har koi gallan gallan te
Goliyan chalaun nu taiyaar

Yaad aaye jadon desh
Peewan bhang main tez
Mai bolan ghat Punjabi bana phiran angrez
Main kiven karaan araam
Main chitthi kiven likhan tere naam

Chitthi aayi sajna de naam di
Utton sajna di yaad sataundi
Chitthi aayi sajna de naam di
Utton sajna di yaad sataundi

Kitte maine waade iraade
Wafa mohabbatan de
Par teri sunu aake
Tennu ankhaan bhula de*

Pardesiyan naal dil ni lagana
Pardesiyan ne ekk din jaana

Aaya watan'on paigam sandesa mere naam
Bichhde yaar puchde mera haal
Aaya watan'on paigam sandesa mere naam
Dildaar puchde mera haal
(x2)