Chitthi Aayi Hai Aayi Hai
The letter has come, has come
Chitthi Aayi Hai
The letter has come
Chitthi Aayi Hai Vatan Se
The letter has come from my home country
Chitthi Aayi Hai
The letter has come
Bade Dinon Ke Baad,
After so many days
Hum Bevatnon Ko Yaad
We, strangers of our own country, remember
Vatan Ki Mitti Aayi Hai,
The soil of our country
Chitthi Aayi Hai ...
The letter has come
Upar Mera Naam Likha Hai,
My name is written at the top
Andar Ye Paigham Likha Hai
Inside a message is written
O Pardes Ko Jaane Vaale,
Oh the one who has gone abroad
Laut Ke Phir Na Aane Vaale
The one who will not return back
Saat Samundar Paar Gaya Tu,
You have gone across the seven seas
Humko Zinda Maar Gaya Tu
You have killed me even though I am living
Khoon Ke Rishte Todh Gaya Tu,
You broke the relationship of the blood
Aankh Mein Aansoo Chhodh Gaya Tu
You left tears in the eyes
k** Khaate Hain k** Sote Hain,
We eat less, we sleep less
Bahut Zyaada Hum Rote Hain
We cry a lot more
Chitthi Aayi Hai ...
The letter has come...
Sooni Ho Gaeen Shehar Ki Galiyaan,
Empty has become the streets of the city
Kaante Ban Gaeen Baag Ki Kaliyaan
Thorns have become the buds of the garden
Kehte Hain Saawan Ke Jhule,
The swings of the Spring say
Bhool Gaya Tu Hum Nahin Bhoole
You have forgetten but we have not
Tere Bin Jab Aayi Diwali,
When the festival of Diwali came without you
Deep Nahin Dil Jale Hain Khaali
Not the lamps, but the hearts have burned only
Tere Bin Jab Aayi Holi,
When the festival of Holi came without you
Pichkaari Se Chhooti Goli
Bullets shot through the watergun
Peepal Soona Panghat Soona
The peepal tree is empty, the well is empty
Ghar Shamshaan Ka Bana Namoona
The house has become an example of a graveyard
Fasal Kati Aayi Baisakhi,
The weather passed, the festival of Baisakhi came
Tera Aana Reh Gaya Baaki
Only your coming was left
Chitthi Aai Hai ...
The letter has come...
Pehle Jab Tu Khat Likhta Tha
When you first used to write letters
Kaagaz Mein Chehra Dikhta Tha
I could see your face on the paper
Bund Hua Yeh Mel Bhi Ab To,
Now this meeting has stopped also
Khatam Hua Yeh Khel Bhi Ab To
Now this game has stopped also
Doli Mein Jab Baithi Behna,
When your sister was sitting in the wedding palanquin
Rasta Dekh Rahe The Naina
The eyes were searching in the road
Maein To Baap Hoon Mera Kya Hai,
I am a father, what is to me
Teri Maan Ka Haal Bura Hai
Your mothers state is very bad
Teri Biwi Karti Hai Seva,
Your wife serves
Soorat Se Lagti Hai Bewa
From the face she looks like a widow
Toone Paisa Bahut Kamaaya,
You have earned a lot of money
Is Paise Ne Desh Chhudaaya
This money has made you left the country
The letter has come, has come
Chitthi Aayi Hai
The letter has come
Chitthi Aayi Hai Vatan Se
The letter has come from my home country
Chitthi Aayi Hai
The letter has come
Bade Dinon Ke Baad,
After so many days
Hum Bevatnon Ko Yaad
We, strangers of our own country, remember
Vatan Ki Mitti Aayi Hai,
The soil of our country
Chitthi Aayi Hai ...
The letter has come
Upar Mera Naam Likha Hai,
My name is written at the top
Andar Ye Paigham Likha Hai
Inside a message is written
O Pardes Ko Jaane Vaale,
Oh the one who has gone abroad
Laut Ke Phir Na Aane Vaale
The one who will not return back
Saat Samundar Paar Gaya Tu,
You have gone across the seven seas
Humko Zinda Maar Gaya Tu
You have killed me even though I am living
Khoon Ke Rishte Todh Gaya Tu,
You broke the relationship of the blood
Aankh Mein Aansoo Chhodh Gaya Tu
You left tears in the eyes
k** Khaate Hain k** Sote Hain,
We eat less, we sleep less
Bahut Zyaada Hum Rote Hain
We cry a lot more
Chitthi Aayi Hai ...
The letter has come...
Sooni Ho Gaeen Shehar Ki Galiyaan,
Empty has become the streets of the city
Kaante Ban Gaeen Baag Ki Kaliyaan
Thorns have become the buds of the garden
Kehte Hain Saawan Ke Jhule,
The swings of the Spring say
Bhool Gaya Tu Hum Nahin Bhoole
You have forgetten but we have not
Tere Bin Jab Aayi Diwali,
When the festival of Diwali came without you
Deep Nahin Dil Jale Hain Khaali
Not the lamps, but the hearts have burned only
Tere Bin Jab Aayi Holi,
When the festival of Holi came without you
Pichkaari Se Chhooti Goli
Bullets shot through the watergun
Peepal Soona Panghat Soona
The peepal tree is empty, the well is empty
Ghar Shamshaan Ka Bana Namoona
The house has become an example of a graveyard
Fasal Kati Aayi Baisakhi,
The weather passed, the festival of Baisakhi came
Tera Aana Reh Gaya Baaki
Only your coming was left
Chitthi Aai Hai ...
The letter has come...
Pehle Jab Tu Khat Likhta Tha
When you first used to write letters
Kaagaz Mein Chehra Dikhta Tha
I could see your face on the paper
Bund Hua Yeh Mel Bhi Ab To,
Now this meeting has stopped also
Khatam Hua Yeh Khel Bhi Ab To
Now this game has stopped also
Doli Mein Jab Baithi Behna,
When your sister was sitting in the wedding palanquin
Rasta Dekh Rahe The Naina
The eyes were searching in the road
Maein To Baap Hoon Mera Kya Hai,
I am a father, what is to me
Teri Maan Ka Haal Bura Hai
Your mothers state is very bad
Teri Biwi Karti Hai Seva,
Your wife serves
Soorat Se Lagti Hai Bewa
From the face she looks like a widow
Toone Paisa Bahut Kamaaya,
You have earned a lot of money
Is Paise Ne Desh Chhudaaya
This money has made you left the country