chhod bhi de majhdaar me naav lekar uska naam
paar utare ya wo duboye jane apne kaam
aadmi chirag hai uski chalegi kya
chalti hawa ke saamne
tu bhi majbur hai main bhi majbur hu
uski raja ke saamne
ho ho aadmi chirag hai uski chalegi kya
chalti hawa ke saamne

tera kaam hai yahi bas kaam kiye ja
mat soch ye tu anjaam hai kya
tera kaam hai yahi bas kaam kiye ja
mat soch ye tu anjaam hai kya
wo kaato ke sej de ya phulo ki
jhukne ke siva tera kaam hai kya
jhukne ke siva tera kaam hai kya
aadmi chirag hai uski chalegi kya
chalti hawa ke saamne
ho ho tu bhi majbur hai main bhi majbur hu
uski raja ke saamne

kayi dub ke bhawar me bhi bach nikle
kayi rah gaye dub ke kinare par
kayi dub ke bhawar me bhi bach nikle
kayi rah gaye dub ke kinare par
wo nadi hai ya naav ya aandhi ho
sabhi chalte hai uske ishare par
sabhi chalte hai uske ishare par
aadmi chirag hai uski chalegi kya
chalti hawa ke saamne
ho ho tu bhi majbur hai main bhi majbur hu
uski raja ke saamne

Cast off the boat, with His Name as your guide,
Whether to shore, or the deep you must ride,
For He shapes the tide.
Man is a lamp, flickering in the gale,
His will, a breath that cannot prevail.
You are bound, and I am bound too,
Before His decree.

Your task is toil, work with steadfast hand,
Do not ponder the end, the shifting sand.
Your task is toil, work with steadfast hand,
Do not ponder the end, the shifting sand.
He may give thorns, or roses in bloom,
Your sole duty, to bow in the gloom.
To bow is your role.
Man is a lamp, flickering in the gale,
His will, a breath that cannot prevail.
You are bound, and I am bound too,
Before His decree.

Some, in the whirlpool, find grace to survive,
While others are lost, near the shore they arrive.
Some, in the whirlpool, find grace to survive,
While others are lost, near the shore they arrive.
The river, the boat, the storm's fierce might,
All dance to His signal, in dark and in light.
All move at His sign.
Man is a lamp, flickering in the gale,
His will, a breath that cannot prevail.
You are bound, and I am bound too,
Before His decree.