hum qaidi haan qaidi
tan man qaidi jivan qaidi
tan man qaidi jivan qaidi
qaidi haan qaidi

janana mein ye surat qaidi
man mandir ye murat qaidi
janana mein ye surat qaidi
man mandir ye murat qaidi
qaidi hum qaidi
ware is bandhan par saare
janam janam ki aajadi
ware is bandhan par saare
janam janam ki aajadi
hum qaidi hum qaidi
hum qaidi

We are captives, bound and chained,
Body and mind, a life contained.
Body and mind, a life contained,
Captives we, forever strained.

In birth's embrace, this form we hold,
The mind's temple, a story told.
In birth's embrace, this form we keep,
The mind's temple, where shadows sleep.
Captives are we, in endless plight,
Upon this binding, dimming light.
Birth on birth, a yearning free,
Upon this binding, eternally.
We are captives, eternally bound,
We are captives, on hallowed ground.