paase sabhi ulat gae dushman ki chaal ke
akshar sabhi palat gae bhaarat ke bhaal ke
mazil pe aayaa mulk har balaa ko taal ke
sadiyo ke baad phir ude badal gulaal ke

ham laae hai tufaan se kashti nikaal ke
is desh ko rakhanaa mere bachcho sambhaal ke
tum hi bhavishhy ho mere bhaarat vishaal ke
is desh ko rakhanaa mere bachcho sambhaal ke

dekho kahi barabaad na hoe ye bagichaa
isako hr^iday ke khun se baapu ne hai sichaa
rakkhaa hai ye chiraag shahido ne baal ke, is desh ko

duniyaa ke daav pech se rakhanaa na vaastaa
mazil tumhaari dur hai lambaa hai raastaa
bhatakaa na de koi tumhe dhokhe me daal ke, is desh ko

aitam bamo ke jor pe aithi hai ye duniyaa
baarud ke ik dher pe baithi hai ye duniyaa
tum har kadam uthaanaa zaraa dekha bhaal ke, is desh ko

aaraam ki tum bhul bhulayyaa me na bhulo
sapano ke hidolo pe magan hoke na jhulo
ab vaqt aa gayaa hai mere hansate hue phulo
utho chhalaang maar ke aakaash ko chhu lo
tum gaad do gagan pe tiragaa uchhaal ke, is desh ko

The dice have turned, the enemy's game undone,
The very letters shift upon India's brow,
The nation reaches its goal, evils outrun,
Centuries past, clouds of crimson now endow.

We've steered the ship from the tempest's furious hand,
Guard this nation, my children, with tender care,
You are the future of this vast, blessed land,
Guard this nation, my children, with tender care.

Watch that this garden is not laid to waste,
Bathed in the blood of Bapu's heart's core,
This lamp was kept alight, by martyrs embraced,
Guard this nation, my children, and evermore...

From the world's deceptive schemes, stay aloof,
Your destination distant, the path runs long,
Lest any mislead you with words of proof,
Guard this nation, my children, be forever strong...

The world is puffed with atomic might's display,
Perched on a powder keg, poised to ignite,
Take every step with wisdom's clear ray,
Guard this nation, my children, with all your light...

Forget the ease, the labyrinthine maze,
Do not revel in dreams' euphoric sway,
The time has come, my laughing, sunlit days,
Arise and leap, and touch the sky today,
And plant the tricolor, in the heavens high,
Guard this nation, my children, until you die...