kaanto se yu uljhe khud hi ban gaye hai shul
hai ye agar hakikat kaise kare ise kabul
bejan sa is dil me ab jajbat na hai asul
kaanto se yu uljhe khud hi ban gaye hai shul
uttam sarnam gachhami dharmam sarnam gachhami
sangam sarnam gachhami uttam sarnam gachhami

nahle pe to hai dahla yaha jaha ki yahi hai reet
falandar bane sikandar hue kisi ki hui hai na jeet
bahake lahu milega sukun insan ki hai ye bhul
kaanto se yu uljhe khud hi ban gaye hai shul

ye jeewan to hai ek andha kuwa jo duba so dub gaya
ek jakham jo bhar jata hai ubharta hai fir ek naya
tuti kali jo daal se banti nahi hai wo phool
kaanto se yu uljhe khud hi ban gaye hai shul
bejan sa is dil me ab jajbat na hai asul
uttam sarnam gachhami dharmam sarnam gachhami
sangham sarnam gachhamiuttam sarnam gachhami

Entangled in thorns, we forge our own spikes,
If this be truth, how can the spirit strike?
This heart, bereft, emotions gone astray,
Entangled in thorns, we forge our own decay.
*Uttamam sharanam gachchami, Dharmam sharanam gachchami, Sangham sharanam gachchami, Uttamam sharanam gachchami.*

A double cross, the world's cruel, twisted game,
The victor's crowned, yet none escape the flame.
To bleed for peace, a human's foolish plea,
Entangled in thorns, we forge our misery.

This life, a well of darkness, drowns the soul,
One wound that heals, another takes its toll.
A broken bud, from branch it cannot bloom,
Entangled in thorns, we seal our doom.
This heart, bereft, emotions gone astray,
*Uttamam sharanam gachchami, Dharmam sharanam gachchami, Sangham sharanam gachchami, Uttamam sharanam gachchami.*