buddham sharanam gachchami
buddham sharanam gachchami
buddham sharanam gachchami
buddham sharanam gachchami

deepak jalte bujhte aaye
khile phool khil kar murjhaye
dil me badalti aasha
pade na phika man ka darpan
o khuda kisko tan man arpan
kunj kunj kunj kunj nikunj re ka
karta jisko tan man arpan
kunj kunj kunj kunj nikunj re ka
udham tarang gachchami
dhramam saranam gachchami

buddham sharanam gachchami
buddham sharanam gachchami
buddham sharanam gachchami
buddham sharanam gachchami

To the Buddha, I take refuge,
To the Buddha, I take refuge,
To the Buddha, I take refuge,
To the Buddha, I take refuge.

Lamps ignite, then fade away,
Blossoms bloom, then turn to clay.
Hope transforms within the heart,
Lest the mind's mirror lose its art.
Oh, God, to whom do we impart
This body, soul, this beating part?
To the secret garden's bloom,
To the secret garden's gloom,
To the secret garden's room.
The restless wave, I seek release,
To the Dharma, find my peace.

To the Buddha, I take refuge,
To the Buddha, I take refuge,
To the Buddha, I take refuge,
To the Buddha, I take refuge.