dil ke phaphole jal uthe sine ke daag se
is ghar ko aag lag gai ghar ke chiraag se

adhe ki laathi tu hi hai, tu hi jivan ujiyaaraa hai (2)
tu hi aakar sambhaal prabhu teraa hi ek sahaaraa hai (2)
adhe ki laathi tu hi hai, tu hi jivan ujiyaaraa hai (2)

duhkh dard ki gathadi sar par hai pag-pag par girane kaa dar hai (2)
parameshvar ab path raakh tu hi (2)
tu hi path raakhanahaaraa hai (2)
adhe ki laathi tu hi hai
tu hi jivan ujiyaaraa

jin par aashaa thi chhod gaye
baalu ke gharode phod gaye
munh mod gaye, man tod gaye (2)
ab jag me kaun hamaaraa hai (3)
adhe ki laathi tu hi hai, tu hi jivan ujiyaaraa

The heart's blisters ignite, sparked by the chest's scars,
This home consumed by flames, ignited by its own lamps.

You are the blind man's staff, you are life's own light,
Come, Lord, and embrace, yours is the only might.
You are the blind man's staff, you are life's own light.

A burden of sorrow we bear, with fear at every tread,
O God, now guide our path, (2)
You, the path's guardian, instead.
You are the blind man's staff, you are life's own light.

Those once hoped for, have left,
Shattered sandcastles, bereft.
Turned their faces, hearts cleft, (2)
Who in this world is ours now, (3)
You are the blind man's staff, you are life's own light.