bhiksha de-de maiyaa pingalaa
jogi khada hai dwaar maiyaa pingalaa
jog utaaro raja bhartari
raani kare hai pukaar raja bhartari
bhiksha de-de maiyaa pingalaa
jogi khada hai dwaar maiyaa pingalaa

kaise dekhun jog tumhara
kaise dekhun jog tumhara
gaaun prahar kataar raja bhartari
karm-likhi naa mite kise se
karm-likhi naa mite kise se
karnahaar kartaar maiyaa pingalaa

kesar-chandan chhod ke raja
kesar-chandan chhod ke raja
linhi bhabhuti dhaar raja bhartari
kesar kaayaa raakh banegi
kesar kaayaa raakh banegi
iska kaun singaar maiyaa pingalaa

alakh jagaavo mahal me raja
alakh jagaavo mahal me raja
dungi aanchal daar raja bhartari
jogi to jungle ke baasi
jogi to jungle ke baasi
kaisa ghar-sansaar maiyaa pingalaa

dayaa na aai o nirmohi
dayaa na aai o nirmohi
o nirmohi, chhod chale majhdhaar raja bhartari
alakh niranjan, alakh niranjan, alakh niranjan
alakh niranjan, alakh niranjan, alakh niranjan
alakh niranjan japo ri maiyaa
alakh niranjan japo ri maiyaa
ho bhav-saagar paar maiyaa pingalaa

bhiksha de-de maiyaa pingalaa
jogi khada hai dwaar maiyaa pingalaa
jog utaaro raja bhartari
raani kare hai pukaar raja bhartari
bhiksha de-de maiyaa pingalaa
jogi khada hai dwaar maiyaa pingalaa

Give alms, mother Pingla, give,
A yogi waits at your door, Pingla.
Shed this path, King Bhartari,
Your Queen cries out, King Bhartari.
Give alms, mother Pingla, give,
A yogi waits at your door, Pingla.

How can I witness your journey?
How can I witness your journey?
I sing of the night, King Bhartari,
Fate’s decree, none can erase,
Fate’s decree, none can erase,
Only the Creator, mother Pingla.

Forsaking saffron and sandalwood, King,
Forsaking saffron and sandalwood, King,
You embrace ash, King Bhartari,
Your saffron form, turns to dust,
Your saffron form, turns to dust,
What beauty then, mother Pingla?

Awaken the divine in your palace, King,
Awaken the divine in your palace, King,
I offer my veil, King Bhartari,
A yogi dwells within the wild,
A yogi dwells within the wild,
What of home and world, mother Pingla?

No compassion, O heartless one,
No compassion, O heartless one,
O heartless, you leave me mid-stream, King Bhartari,
Unseen, untouched, unseen, untouched, unseen, untouched,
Unseen, untouched, unseen, untouched, unseen, untouched,
Chant the Unseen, mother, chant,
Chant the Unseen, mother, chant,
Cross the sea of life, mother Pingla.

Give alms, mother Pingla, give,
A yogi waits at your door, Pingla.
Shed this path, King Bhartari,
Your Queen cries out, King Bhartari.
Give alms, mother Pingla, give,
A yogi waits at your door, Pingla.