jab duhkh ki ghadiyan aen, sach par jhuth vijay pae
is nirmal pavan man par, jab kalak ke ghan chhae
anyayo ki andhi me, kan uthe jab tere dol
he manav nit mukh se bol, buddham saranam gachchhami
he manav nit mukh se bol, buddham saranam gachchhami
buddham saranam gachchhami, dhamm saranam gachchhami
sangham saranam gachchhami

jab duniya se pyar uthe, nafarat ki divar uthe
man ki mamata par jis din, bete ki talawar uthe
dharati ki kaya kanpe, abar dagamag uthe dol
tab manav tu mukh se bol, buddham saranam gachchhami
tab manav tu mukh se bol, buddham saranam gachchhami
buddham saranam gachchhami, dhamm saranam gachchhami
sangham saranam gachchhami
buddham saranam gachchhami, dhamm saranam gachchhami
sangham saranam gachchhami

dur kiya jis ne jan-jan ke vyakul man ka adhiyara
jisaki ek kiran ko chhukar chamak utha ye jag sara
dip saty ka sada jale, daya ahisa sada phale
sukh shati ki chhaya me jan-gan-man ka prem pale
bharat me bhagawan buddha ka dhundhe ghar ghar matr amol
he manav nit mukh se bol, buddham saranam gachchhami
he manav nit mukh se bol, buddham saranam gachchhami
buddham saranam gachchhami, dhamm saranam gachchhami
sangham saranam gachchhami
buddham saranam gachchhami, dhamm saranam gachchhami
sangham saranam gachchhami

ruth gaya jab sun ne vala, kis se karun pukar
pyar kahan pahachan saka ye, ye nirday sasar
nirdayata jab le le dham, daya hui ho antaryam
jab ye chhota sa isan, bhul raha apana bhagavan
satya tera jab ghabarae, shraddha ho jab danvadol
tab manav tu mukh se bol, buddham saranam gachchhami
tab manav tu mukh se bol, buddham saranam gachchhami
buddham saranam gachchhami, dhamm saranam gachchhami
sangham saranam gachchhami
buddham saranam gachchhami, dhamm saranam gachchhami
sangham saranam gachchhami

When shadows of sorrow descend,
and falsehood crowns its victory's end,
when clouds of doubt obscure the pure,
and stain this heart, that must endure,
when storms of injustice violently blow,
and your very essence starts to go,
then, O Mortal, let your voice intone,
"I take refuge in the Buddha's throne."
"I take refuge in the Buddha's throne,"
Buddham Saranam Gacchami,
Dhammam Saranam Gacchami,
Sangham Saranam Gacchami.

When love itself begins to fade,
and walls of hatred are remade,
when filial bonds are severed and torn,
and a son's cold blade is newly born,
when the earth beneath trembles and sighs,
and the heavens above begin to rise,
then, O Mortal, let your voice intone,
"I take refuge in the Buddha's throne."
"I take refuge in the Buddha's throne,"
Buddham Saranam Gacchami,
Dhammam Saranam Gacchami,
Sangham Saranam Gacchami.
Buddham Saranam Gacchami,
Dhammam Saranam Gacchami,
Sangham Saranam Gacchami.

He who banished darkness from the mind's despair,
whose single ray illuminates the world's bright air,
whose truth, a lamp, forever burns,
where kindness and compassion ever returns,
in the shelter of happiness and might,
the soul expands towards pure light,
in every home in India, a mantra's found,
the name of Buddha, profound,
then, O Mortal, let your voice intone,
"I take refuge in the Buddha's throne."
"I take refuge in the Buddha's throne,"
Buddham Saranam Gacchami,
Dhammam Saranam Gacchami,
Sangham Saranam Gacchami.
Buddham Saranam Gacchami,
Dhammam Saranam Gacchami,
Sangham Saranam Gacchami.

When the listener turns away,
and to whom can you pray?
When love's song is a broken strain,
and this heartless world brings only pain,
when cruelty claims its cruelest prize,
and compassion slowly dies,
when mortal man forgets his guide,
and his true divinity hides,
when truth itself is filled with fear,
and faith dissolves, no longer near,
then, O Mortal, let your voice intone,
"I take refuge in the Buddha's throne."
"I take refuge in the Buddha's throne,"
Buddham Saranam Gacchami,
Dhammam Saranam Gacchami,
Sangham Saranam Gacchami.
Buddham Saranam Gacchami,
Dhammam Saranam Gacchami,
Sangham Saranam Gacchami.