apna kaun paraya kaun
apna kaun paraya kaun

apno ne vanvaas diya
apno ne vanvaas diya
shri ram ko sarju paar
aur banaya tha jo khevat
ban gaya hatho ki patwar

koi man mein reh ke man ke
sau sau tukde kar jaaye
koi man se door ho phir bhi
yeh man sukh se bhar jaye

aaj hai kyu ye manmah
apna kaun paraya kaun

Who is kin? Who is stranger?
Who is kin? Who is stranger?

Kin banished him, the exile's plight,
Across Sarayu, Ram did roam,
The boatman once, with guiding light,
Now turned to oar, a lonely home.

One, dwelling deep within the heart,
Shatters it to fragments small,
Another, though so far apart,
Fills the spirit, embracing all.

Why this sorrow, heavy now?
Who is kin? Who is stranger now?