ek bar rakh de kadam zara jhum ke
ek baar chal de tu dharti ko chum ke
rasta tera hai manzil teri hai
ek bar rakh de kadam zara jhum ke
ek baar chal de tu dharti ko chum ke
rasta tera hai manzil teri hai
ek bar rakh de kadam zara jhum ke

suraj kitna javan hai kitna hasi hai ye ujala
galiya kab se pukare aaye koi dilwala
rahi rahi ye din kaisa matwala
ek bar rakh de kadam zara jhum ke
ek baar chal de tu dharti ko chum ke
rasta tera hai manzil teri hai

himmat wale chala chal nile ambar ke saye-saye
kabase tujhko nihare dharti chunariya bichhaye
yu chal yu chal ke duniya tere pichhe-pichhe aaye
ek bar rakh de kadam zara jhum ke
ek baar chal de tu dharti ko chum ke
rasta tera hai manzil teri hai
ek baar chal de tu dharti ko chum ke

jina chahe jo jag me jivan mile na use kaise
aise aanchal udao nache sawan rut jaise
sun lo sun lo ghungharu bole kaise-kaise
ek bar rakh de kadam zara jhum ke
ek baar chal de tu dharti ko chum ke
rasta tera hai manzil teri hai
ek baar chal de tu dharti ko chum ke

Place your foot, once, and sway,
Once, walk and kiss the earth, they say.
Yours the path, and yours the goal,
Place your foot, once, and sway,
Once, walk and kiss the earth, they say.
Yours the path, and yours the goal,
Place your foot, once, and sway.

The sun, how young, how fair its light,
The lanes have called, awaiting a heart so bright.
Traveler, what a day, in pure delight.
Place your foot, once, and sway,
Once, walk and kiss the earth, they say.
Yours the path, and yours the goal.

Courageous one, walk on, 'neath skies of blue,
The earth has watched, with a mantle new.
Walk thus, so the world follows you.
Place your foot, once, and sway,
Once, walk and kiss the earth, they say.
Yours the path, and yours the goal,
Place your foot, once, and sway.

Who seeks life in this world, finds the way,
Like a scarf, swirling, dancing the day,
Listen, listen, the bells say.
Place your foot, once, and sway,
Once, walk and kiss the earth, they say.
Yours the path, and yours the goal,
Place your foot, once, and sway.