nange nange pao deva akbar aaya
nange nange pao aaya meri
ma tere darshan ko
nange nange pao deva akbar aaya

kirno se suraj angana buhare
kirno se suraj angana buhare
dhup chadaye tere mandir
ma chand sitare teri karte rasoyi
bhare hai bhandare tere andar
satrangi jhula tere jhulan ko
nange nange pao deva akbar aaya

pavo me hai chhale aur tan pe daushale
pavo me hai chhale aur tan pe daushale
thokaro me jiske amiriya ma banke bigari
dekho muglo ka badshah
mange tere dar se fakiriya
aaya rang man me chdavan ko
nange nange pao deva akbar aaya

dil me hai aash teri aankho me hai pyas teri
dil me hai aash teri aankho me hai pyas teri
hotho pe jai kara tere naam ka
ma hidiya bhi chada hai pahadiya bhi chad gaya
leke sahara tere naam ka
aaya maiya chhatar chadavan ko
nange nange pao deva akbar aaya
nange nange pao aaya meri
ma tere darshan ko
nange nange pao deva akbar aaya
aaya aaya aaya aaya

Bare feet, bare feet, Akbar comes to Thee,
Bare feet he came, oh Mother, to see
Your blessed form,
Bare feet, bare feet, Akbar comes to Thee.

The sun sweeps the courtyard with golden ray,
The sun sweeps the courtyard, come what may,
Sunlight offered to your shrine,
The moon and stars cook in your kitchen,
Your inner sanctum is brimming, divine,
A rainbow swing for your pleasure he sought,
Bare feet, bare feet, Akbar comes to Thee.

Wounds on feet, a shawl upon his frame,
Wounds on feet, a shawl, whispering his name,
He, whose pride the world did scorn,
See, the Mughal Emperor, forlorn,
Begging at your door a beggar's aim,
Colors of devotion to offer he brought,
Bare feet, bare feet, Akbar comes to Thee.

Hope in his heart, in his eyes a thirst,
Hope in his heart, for you, he's cursed,
Your name upon his lips in praise,
Hadias and paharias, in a sacred haze,
Taking refuge in your name, he is immersed,
To offer a canopy, to Thee he's wrought,
Bare feet, bare feet, Akbar comes to Thee.
Bare feet he came, oh Mother, to see
Your blessed form,
Bare feet, bare feet, Akbar comes to Thee.
Came, came, came, came.