madh maya me luta re kabira ho
madh maya me luta re kabira
kaanch ko samjha kanchan hira
jhar gaye sapne paati paati
aankh khule toh sab dhan maati
aankh khule toh sab dhan maati

ho karam jhakore jab jab aawe
ho karam jhakore jab jab aawe
chaand sitaare sab bujh jaawe
shish mahal me diya naa baati
aankh khule toh sab dhan maati
aankh khule toh sab dhan maati

khul gayi jehi din karam gathariya
khul gayi jehi din karam gathariya
dhu dhu bar gayi sapan nagariya
koyla hoi gayi sari chandi
aankh khule toh sab dhan maati
aankh khule toh sab dhan maati

Lost in illusion's sweet deceit, O Kabir, lost,
In a gilded cage of dream, a heavy cost.
Glass mistaken for a diamond's gleam,
Visions fade, a broken stream.
And when the eye opens, ashes are all.

When fate's wild gales begin to blow,
When stars and moon begin to slowly go,
In a palace of glass, no lamp to ignite,
And when the eye opens, ashes are all.

When destiny's knots begin to unwind,
A city of dreams consumed by fire's kind.
Silver turned to coal, a blackened plight,
And when the eye opens, ashes are all.