ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi
ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi
parbhu ji tum chandan hum paani
parbhu ji tum chandan hum paani
jaaki ang ang baat samani
jaaki ang ang baat samani
ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi
ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi

parbhu ji tum ghan ban hum mora
parbhu ji tum ghan ban hum mora
jaisa chitavat chandr chakora
jaisa chitavat chandr chakora
ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi
ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi

parbhu ji tum moti hum dhaaga
parbhu ji tum moti hum dhaaga
jaise sone milat suhaga
jaise sone milat suhaga
ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi
ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi

parbhu ji tum deepak hum baati
parbhu ji tum deepak hum baati
jaaki jyot bare din raati
jaaki jyot bare din raati
ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi
ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi

parbhu ji tum swami hum dasa
parbhu ji tum swami hum dasa
aisi bhakti kare ravidasa
aisi bhakti kare ravidasa
ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi
ab kaise chhute ram naam rat laagi

How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?
Lord, You are sandalwood, I but the water,
Lord, You are sandalwood, I but the water,
Each pore, each cell, imbued, embraced,
Each pore, each cell, imbued, embraced,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?

Lord, You are cloud, I peacock in the wood,
Lord, You are cloud, I peacock in the wood,
As Chakora eyes the moon, understood,
As Chakora eyes the moon, understood,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?

Lord, You are pearl, I thread to hold it fast,
Lord, You are pearl, I thread to hold it fast,
As gold unites with purifying cast,
As gold unites with purifying cast,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?

Lord, You are lamp, I wick that flickers true,
Lord, You are lamp, I wick that flickers true,
Whose light burns bright, in every day anew,
Whose light burns bright, in every day anew,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?

Lord, You are Master, I, a servant bound,
Lord, You are Master, I, a servant bound,
Thus Ravidas his devotion has found,
Thus Ravidas his devotion has found,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?