piya milan ko jana ha piya milan ko jana
jag ki laj man ki mauj dono ko nibhana
piya milan ko jana ha piya milan ko jana
kante bikhara ke chalu pani dhalaka ke chalu
kante bikhara ke chalu pani dhalaka ke chalu
sukh ke liye sikh rakhu
sukh ke liye sikh rakhu
pehale dukh uthana, piya milan ko jana

payal ko bandh ke, payal ko bandh ke
payal ko bandh ke, payal ko bandh ke
payal ko bandh ke payal ko bandh ke
uthi chubh nag ke payal ko bandh ke
dhire dhire dabe dabe pavo ko badhana
piya milan ko jana

bujhe diye andheri rat, aankho par dono hath
bujhe diye andheri rat, aankho par dono hath
kaise kate kathin bat, kaise kate kathin bat
chal ke aaj mana, piya milan ko jana
ha piya milan ko jana jana, piya milan ko jana jana
piya milan ko jana, ha piya milan ko jana

To meet the Beloved, I go, yes, to meet the Beloved, I go,
To honor the world's shame, to revel in the heart's joy, both I must know.
To meet the Beloved, I go, yes, to meet the Beloved, I go.

Thorns I scatter as I tread, water I spill upon the ground,
Thorns I scatter as I tread, water I spill upon the ground.
For joy, I learn the way,
For joy, I learn the way,
First to bear the pain, to meet the Beloved, I am bound.

Anklets bound, the serpent stirs, the sting of the serpent,
Anklets bound, the serpent stirs, the sting of the serpent,
Anklets bound, anklets bound,
The serpent stirs, the serpent stirs,
Slowly, softly, my feet I extend,
To meet the Beloved, I go.

A dying lamp, a night of gloom, both hands upon my eyes,
A dying lamp, a night of gloom, both hands upon my eyes.
How to traverse this trial, how to traverse this trial,
Walk and rejoice today, to meet the Beloved, I arise.
Yes, to meet the Beloved, to know, to truly know,
To meet the Beloved, yes, to meet the Beloved, I go.