ankhiya hari darshan ki pyasi
ankhiya hari darshan ki pyasi
dekhyo chahat kamal nain ko
dekhyo chahat kamal nain ko
nis din rahat udasi
ankhiya nis din rahat udasi
ankhiya hari darshan ki pyasi

aaye udhav phir gaye aangan
aaye udhav phir gaye aangan
dari gaye gar phansi
ankhiya hari darshan ki pyasi
ankhiya hari darshan ki pyasi

kesar tilak motiyan ki mala
kesar tilak motiyan ki mala
vrindavan ko vasi
ankhiya hari darshan ki pyasi
ankhiya hari darshan ki pyasi

kahu ke man ki kou na jane
logan ke man hasi
ankhiya hari darshan ki pyasi
ankhiya hari darshan ki pyasi

surdas prabhu tumhare darash bin
surdas prabhu tumhare darash bin
lehon karawat kasi
ankhiya hari darshan ki pyasi
ankhiya hari darshan ki pyasi
hari darshan ki pyasi

Eyes, thirsty for the Beloved's sight,
Eyes, thirsty, burning in the night.
Longing to see the lotus eyes,
Longing, beneath sorrowing skies.
Day and night, a somber hue,
Eyes, thirsty, longing, true.

Uddhav came, then turned away,
Uddhav left, in disarray,
Leaving a noose upon the heart,
Eyes, thirsty, torn apart.
Eyes, thirsty, burning in the night.

Saffron mark and pearl strung beads,
He, the dweller of green meads,
Of Vrindavan's sacred ground,
Eyes, thirsty, all around.
Eyes, thirsty, burning in the night.

No one knows another's heart,
Laughter plays a cruel, false part.
Eyes, thirsty, evermore,
Eyes, thirsty, to the core.
Eyes, thirsty, burning in the night.

Surdas, without your blessed face,
Surdas, lost in empty space,
Would choose the axe's final grace,
Eyes, thirsty, seek your place.
Eyes, thirsty, burning in the night.
Eyes, thirsty, for the light.