bada nahi insaan, bada nahi bhagwan,
asaman dharti se kahta ' samaye bada balwan,
sunno re bhai samaye bada balwan,

navak dekh aapni gaadi pe,
hasta gaadi vaan,
gaadi ko jab navak dekha,
cheek pada nadan,
sunno re bhai samaye bada balwan,
bada nahi insaan, bada nahi bhagwan,
asaman dharti se kahta ' samaye bada balwan,
sunno re bhai samaye bada balwan,


mehel ki rani bani bhikaran,
mili dhul mein shaan,
vaok bani jeevan ki gaadi,
bail bana insaan,
bail bana insaan,
sunno re bhai samaye bada balwan,
bada nahi insaan, bada nahi bhagwan,
asaman dharti se kahta ' samaye bada balwan,
sunno re bhai samaye bada balwan,


jo dete hain ek hath pe,
so hatho ko dhaan,
samaye pade par unhe mile n ek maan ka paan,
ek maan ka paan,
suno re bhai samaye bada balwan,
bada nahi insaan, bada nahi bhagwan,
asaman dharti se kahta ' samaye bada balwan,
sunno re bhai samaye bada balwan,

Neither man, nor god, holds true domain,
The sky whispers to the earth, "Time's the sovereign reign."
Listen, brothers, Time is the potent lord.

The boatman laughs, upon his chariot's gleam,
As he surveys his cart, a fleeting dream.
Then the boatman saw the cart,
the fool begins to weep,
Weeping begins to weep,
Listen, brothers, Time is the potent lord.
Neither man, nor god, holds true domain,
The sky whispers to the earth, "Time's the sovereign reign."
Listen, brothers, Time is the potent lord.

The queen in her palace, now a beggar, undone,
Her glory turned to dust, a battle lost and won.
Life's chariot, a beast of burden, the man becomes the ox,
The man becomes the ox,
Listen, brothers, Time is the potent lord.
Neither man, nor god, holds true domain,
The sky whispers to the earth, "Time's the sovereign reign."
Listen, brothers, Time is the potent lord.

Those who give, with open hand and generous heart,
In time of need, receive no morsel, torn apart.
Not even a leaf, a single offering they find,
Listen, brothers, Time is the potent lord.
Neither man, nor god, holds true domain,
The sky whispers to the earth, "Time's the sovereign reign."
Listen, brothers, Time is the potent lord.