o meri mata na todo naata
tera sabse uncha rishta tera sabse pehla naata
o meri mata na na todo naata
o meri mata na na todo naata
tera sabse uncha rishta tera sabse pehla naata
o meri mata na na todo naata

teri god mein aisi maaya jaha milti sheetal chhaya
teri chhaya mein jo aaya usne nav jeevan hai paaya
jeevan kaise jeevan kaise tu le sakti
tu jeevan deti hai mata tu jeevan deti hai mata
tu jeevan deti hai mata tu jeevan deti hai mata
o meri mata na na todo naata
tera sabse uncha rishta tera sabse pehla naata
o meri mata na na todo naata

tera dil hai bada niraala mamta ka bhara ujala
banta na ujala jwala banta hai deepon ki mala
deepon ko tu deepon ko tu bujha naa sakti
teri amar jot hai mata teri amar jot hai mata
teri amar jot hai mata teri amar jot hai mata
o meri mata na na todo naata
tera sabse uncha rishta tera sabse pehla naata
o meri mata na na todo naata

bachchon par aafat padti maa teri aankh fadakti
aulaad se jab tu bichchadti maiyya
teri aankh chhalakti
put kaput bhale ho put kaput bhale ho sakte
mata hoti nahi kumata mata hoti nahi kumata
mata hoti nahi kumata mata hoti nahi kumata
o meri mata na todo naata
tera sabse uncha rishta tera sabse pehla naata
o mata o mata o mata o mata
o mata o mata meri mata

Oh Mother, never sever the tie,
Yours is the highest bond, the first nearby.
Oh Mother, never, never sever the tie,
Oh Mother, never, never sever the tie.
Yours is the highest bond, the first nearby.
Oh Mother, never, never sever the tie.

In your lap, such a wondrous guise,
Where cool shade meets weary eyes.
Who seeks your shelter, finds new life's art,
Life's essence, how can you depart?
You give life, Mother, you gift life anew,
You give life, Mother, forever true.
Oh Mother, never, never sever the tie,
Yours is the highest bond, the first nearby.
Oh Mother, never, never sever the tie.

Your heart, a mystery, so grand,
Love's bright light, across the land.
Though darkness falls, a fire's embrace,
You ignite a garland of light and grace.
These lamps of love, you cannot extinguish,
Your eternal flame, forever to relinquish.
Your eternal light, Mother, shines on bright,
Your eternal light, Mother, a guiding light.
Oh Mother, never, never sever the tie,
Yours is the highest bond, the first nearby.
Oh Mother, never, never sever the tie.

When woes befall your children's plea,
Your eyes well, for all to see.
When parted from your seed, in pain,
Your eyes overflow, like summer rain.
A son may stray, a heart may turn,
But a mother’s love, will always burn.
A mother never, a cruel heart shown,
A mother never, ever alone.
Oh Mother, never sever the tie,
Yours is the highest bond, the first nearby.
Oh Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother, oh Mother,
Oh Mother, oh Mother, my Mother.