he maryada purushotam bolo
he maryada purushotam tumne
maryada kyu tod di nakli sita ke fer me
asli sita kyu chhod di he ram he ram
he maryada purushotam tumne
maryada kyu tod di nakli sita ke fer me
asli sita kyu chhod di he ram he ram

jo tum pe nichawar rahti thi
tum uspe nichawar kyu na hue
jisne dukh jhele tumhare liye
tum uske barabar kyu na huye
tum uske barabar kyu na huye
kya pap kiya tha rani ne
kya pap kiya tha rani ne jo uski kismat fod di
nakli sita ke fer me asli sita kyu chhod di he ram he ram

is awadh ki chhati par bolo
kyu pathar ban kar baithe ho
ghar ki lakshmi ko chhod kar tum
kyu ishwar ban kar baithe ho
kyu ishwar ban kar baithe ho
kis karan raja ek sati ki
kis karan raja ek sati ki gardan tune marod di
nakli sita ke fer me asli sita kyu chhod di he ram he ram

kyu mithila me shiv dhanush ko tumne toda tha
utaar do utar do kyu sita se jiwan ka nata joda tha
utar do utara do kyu tyag diya tune apni paranita ko
kyu chhod diya jungle me sati punita ko
kyu thokar mar na di tumne singhasan ko
utar do utar do kyu thokar mar na di tumne is shashan ko
utar do utar do tum jan ke bhi anjan bano mat raja
insan bano insan bano insan bano bhagwan bano mat raja
bhagwan bano mat raja bhagwan bano mat raja

Oh, Lord of Dharma, speak now,
Oh, Lord of Dharma, tell us how,
You shattered your own sacred vow,
For a false Sita, here and now?
Why forsake the true Sita, oh Ram, oh Ram?

She who lived, her all to you,
Why not give your all anew?
She who bore the pain for you,
Why did you not her worth imbue?
Why did she not equal you?
What sin did the queen ever do?
What sin did the queen ever do?
That you broke her destined thread anew?
For a false Sita, why forsake the true, oh Ram, oh Ram?

Upon Avadh's chest, you sit in stone,
Why, the heart, so cold and alone?
Leaving home's Lakshmi, your very own,
Why as God, on a celestial throne?
Why as God, on a celestial throne?
For what cause, a king, did you decree,
For what cause, a king, did you decree,
A chaste wife's life, you would set free?
For a false Sita, why forsake the true, oh Ram, oh Ram?

Why in Mithila, did you break the bow?
Answer, answer, tell us, oh, tell us now,
Why link your life to Sita's vow?
Answer, answer, tell us, oh, tell us now,
Why did you cast off your wedded wife?
Why abandon the pure and chaste life?
Why not have kicked this throne with strife?
Answer, answer, tell us, oh, tell us now,
Why not have kicked this rule with strife?
Answer, answer, tell us, oh, tell us now,
Knowing all, why play a king unknown?
Be a man, be a man, be a man, do not be God on high,
Do not be God on high, do not be God on high.