ghadi aa gayi imtihan ki
antim pal hai ginti ke
jahan bhi ho tum, maa sunle na
shabd ye meri vinti ke

ek baras se pinjra hai khali
mera panchhi na bola
mujhko piya se mila do maa
ae maa

aaya mahal ka ud gaya hansa
phir use wapas la do na
mujhko piya se mila do maa
ae maa

lut gayi main to, mera nasiba
fut gaya haye fut gaya
bich safar me mera saathi
chhut gaya haye chhut gaya
subah ke bhule huye pathik ko
saanjh padi ghar la do na
mujhko piya se mila do maa
ae maa

hey jagdambe, meri bhanwar me
nauka hai meri nauka hai
dub rahi main mujhko bacha lo
mauka hai yahi mauka hai
bhaag me mere aag lagi hai
aakar use bujha do maa
mujhko piya se mila do maa
ae maa

ek baras se pinjra hai khali
pinjra khali
kahan ho aao trishul wali
kahan ho aao trishul wali
hey maa, hey maa, hey maa

The hour of trial has arrived,
Final moments, numbered now.
Wherever you are, Mother, hear,
These words, my pleading vow.

For a year, the cage has stood empty,
My bird has not sung its song.
Unite me with my Beloved, Mother,
Oh, Mother, where do I belong?

The swan of the palace took flight,
Then vanished from my sight.
Bring it back to me, Oh Mother,
Unite me with my Beloved, Mother, in light.

I am plundered, my fate shattered,
Alas, it is broken, it is gone.
My companion left me mid-journey,
Alas, he is gone, he is withdrawn.
The traveler lost at dawn,
Bring him home at dusk's call.
Unite me with my Beloved, Mother,
Answer my desperate thrall.

Oh, Jagdambe, in my whirlpool,
My boat, it is sinking, it falls.
I am drowning, save me,
This is the moment, heed my calls.
Fire rages within my destiny,
Come, extinguish the burning blaze.
Unite me with my Beloved, Mother,
In your divine, unending haze.

For a year, the cage has stood empty,
Empty, the silent cage.
Where are you, trident-wielding Mother?
Where are you, on life's wide stage?
Oh Mother, Oh Mother, Oh Mother.