dharam raksha param dharam
suswagatam abhinandanam
abhinandanam suswagatam
shat shat karu sar jhuka ke naman
o sundari o sundari chanchal pari
chanchal pari o sundari
tu hai widhata ki jadugiri

sansar to hai dukho ka bhawar
yowan mera hai sukho ki lahar
yamlok me koi aisa nahi
sundar waha tere jaisa nahi
rakhiye gada pas to ayiye
mai sewika hu na ghabraiye
o sahchari o sahchari kadambari
kadambari oo sahchari
manmohini tu hai mad se bhari

ango me thirkan adhar par hasi
tu menka hai ya hai urvashi
bhulauk ki ek nari hu mai
sundar badi sukamari hu mai
praneshwari o hrideshwari
ban jaungi aapki anuchari praneashwari
mai rup ki pyasi nadi
pyasi nadi mai rup ki
sagar se gahre hai mere nayan
rukja madhumati
o sundari chanchal pari
chanchal pari o sundari
tu hai widhata ki jadugiri

To guard dharma is the highest creed,
Welcome, a greeting, a need.
Greeting, welcome, a sacred call,
A hundred salutations, I bow down to all.
Oh, beautiful one, oh, maiden so free,
So free, oh maiden, eternally.
You are the weaver of destiny's decree.

The world, a tempest of sorrow's plight,
My youth, a wave of pure delight.
In death's realm, none compare to you,
None so lovely, none so true.
Hold your mace, yet draw near to me,
I am your servant, fear not, you'll see.
Oh, companion, oh, Kadambari,
Kadambari, companion, eternally.
You, enchanting, intoxicated, wild and glee.

In limbs, a dance, on lips, a smile,
Are you Menaka, or Urvashi, beguile?
I am but a woman of mortal lands,
Beautiful, delicate, in your commands.
Oh, soul's queen, oh, heart's empress, be,
I will become your humble devotee.
I, a river, thirsting for form,
Thirsting, I yearn for the norm.
Deeper than oceans, my eyes reside,
Stay, Madhumati, let us confide.
Oh, beautiful one, oh, maiden so free,
So free, oh maiden, eternally.
You are the weaver of destiny's decree.