aaya achanak aisa jhonka
hind ka jagmag deep bujha
haye haye haye
aaya achanak aisa jhonka
hind ka jagmag deep bujha
haye haye haye

baapu amar ho har geet gaaye
kaise jiye ham kiske sahare
dekhe me ka dam he andhiyare
dekhe me ka dam he andhiyare
aur bhi fute bhag hamare
saaya tumhara sar se utha
ho gaye baapu hamse juda
hind ka jagmag deep bujha
haye haye haye

aakash pe jhilmil chand sitare
dharti hai bojhal dard ke mare
chote bade sab roye bechare
chote bade sab roye bechare
had huye aaj tumahre dware
saaya tumhara sar se utha
ho gaye baapu hamse juda
hind ka jagmag deep bujha
haye haye haye

A sudden gust, a cruel sweep,
Extinguished India's radiant keep.
Alas, alas, alas.
A sudden gust, a cruel sweep,
Extinguished India's radiant keep.
Alas, alas, alas.

Bapu lives in every song we sing,
How do we breathe, what can hope bring?
Darkness triumphs, where will solace spring?
Darkness triumphs, where will solace spring?
More of our fortune did sorrow sting.
Your shadow lifted from our head,
Bapu, from us now you have fled.
Extinguished India's radiant keep.
Alas, alas, alas.

The heavens weep with stars that gleam,
The earth is heavy with a mournful dream.
All, both children and the old, now scream,
All, both children and the old, now scream.
The limits reached, by your doorway stream.
Your shadow lifted from our head,
Bapu, from us now you have fled.
Extinguished India's radiant keep.
Alas, alas, alas.