o badra man ki muraad sa tu barsa
o badra man ki muraad sa tu barsa
ki aadmi kahi rah na jaye tarsa
o badra man ki muraad sa tu barsa

agar jaanta ek bund ko matha patak marenge
man jhulsenge bachche inke anaath ho bhatkenge
tuta futa shesh liye wo, bebas dujhe desh jiye
hontho pe koi savaal nahi, jaise dharti ke laal nahi
jaane ho to sach kahna, fir bhi kyun barse o badra
kisaki khaatir, kisaki khaatir
kisaki khaatir amrit sa ru barse hai re, o badra

raaja khudvata hain waaw, malo dale wahaa padaaw
raaja khudvata hain waaw, malo dale wahaa padaaw
mile mutthi bhar jwaar aur baajari
aaye raat aur prbhaat, tute kamar samay ke saath
he aaye raat aur prbhaat, tute kamar samay ke saath
mile mutthi bhar jwaar aur baajari
baras baras bahta gaya, aur jivo huaa jawaan
naak naksh kaathi mili, usko kunvar samaan
sahte jaate sab aaghaat, ye hain majduro ki baat
sahte jaate sab aaghaat, ye hain majduro ki baat
mile mutthi bhar jwaar aur baajari
he mile mutthi bhar jwaar aur baajari

de jo andher nagri me acharaj dikhaai
to bhi dekho jara bhaai, sab dekho jara bhaai
suno jo de sunaai kaisi baaten banaai
are dekho jara bhaai, sab dekho jara bhaai
sach kahne ki saja jahaan ho, wo hain kaisa desh
sach kahne ki saja jahaan ho, wo hain kaisa desh
are rakhwale se rahna dar kar
are rakhwale se rahna dar kar, ye jivan sandesh
de jo andher nagri me acharaj dikhaai
to bhi dekho jara bhaai, sab dekho jara bhaai

pal do pal me palak jhapkte, bitegi ye raat
are pal do pal me palak jhapkte, bitegi ye raat
gajab uljhane gajab adachane layega prbhaat
taa thaiyaa thaiyaa thaiyaa
kal kal bahti, sab kuchh sahti jaaye
nadi bahti jaaye, bahti jaaye
pal pal kahati jaye
nadi bahti jaaye, bahti jaaye
pal pal kahati jaye

he uge re uge re suraj uge re
suraj sukh ka re uge
he uge re uge re suraj uge re
suraj sukh ka re uge
jivo ki do rakt bund se, likhi gayi kahani
dharti ki chhati se dekho, ab futa hain paani
suraj uge re, suraj sukh ka re uge
raja khush hain wo khush hain, to prjaa khush hain
raja khush hain wo khush hain, to prjaa khush hain
khush hain jag ka naath
hilmil ke sab sukhi rahe, ab ek duje ke saath
suraj uge re, suraj sukh ka re uge
uge re uge re suraj uge re
suraj sukh ka re uge

O cloud, rain as the heart desires,
O cloud, rain as the heart desires,
Lest man be left to thirst and tire,
O cloud, rain as the heart desires.

If knowing a single drop, they'd beat their heads to dust,
Their children's hearts would scorch, orphaned, lost in rust.
Broken, shattered remnants, they'd live, bereft, in foreign land,
No question on their lips, as if not born of earth's command.
If you know, speak the truth, still, why do you rain, O cloud?
For whom, for whom,
For whom do you pour, nectar-like, O cloud?

The king digs a well, wealth and camps abound,
The king digs a well, wealth and camps abound,
Yet a fistful of millet and bajra is found.
Night arrives, dawn appears, with time the back is bent,
Night arrives, dawn appears, with time the back is bent,
Yet a fistful of millet and bajra is found.
Raining, raining, it flows, and life is made young,
With features and a frame, he's like a prince among the throng.
They bear all wounds, this is the laborers' song,
They bear all wounds, this is the laborers' song,
Yet a fistful of millet and bajra is found.
Oh, yet a fistful of millet and bajra is found.

If in a city of darkness, you see wonders appear,
Then look, brother, look, everyone, draw near.
If you hear what they say, the tales they weave with fear,
Then look, brother, look, everyone, draw near.
Where truth-telling is punished, what kind of land is this?
Where truth-telling is punished, what kind of land is this?
Fear the keepers, and with them, stay afar,
Fear the keepers, this is the life's star.
If in a city of darkness, you see wonders appear,
Then look, brother, look, everyone, draw near.

In moments, in a blink, this night will fade away,
Oh, in moments, in a blink, this night will fade away,
Amazing tangles, amazing obstacles the dawn will display.
Ta thaiya thaiya thaiya.
Flowing, murmuring, bearing all,
The river flows on, flows on,
It keeps on saying,
The river flows on, flows on,
It keeps on saying.

Oh, rises, rises, the sun rises,
The sun of happiness rises.
Rises, rises, the sun rises,
The sun of happiness rises.
From life's two drops of blood, a story is penned,
From the earth's chest, behold, the water is now unpenned.
The sun rises, the sun of happiness rises.
The king is happy, and he is happy, so the people are glad,
The king is happy, and he is happy, so the people are glad,
Happy is the Lord of the world.
Together, let everyone be happy, now with each other, in a gladness.
The sun rises, the sun of happiness rises.
Rises, rises, the sun rises,
The sun of happiness rises.