maiya meri jot na bujhne paye
maiya meri jot na bujhne paye
chaye kitne hi tufan aaye
meri jot na bujhne paye, maiya

main hu bhikharan teri
jholi tu bhar de meri
main hu bhikharan teri
jholi tu bhar de meri
charno ki main hu dasi
teri daya ki pyasi
charno ki main hu dasi
teri daya ki pyasi
kanhi sath chhut na jaye
meri jot na bujhne paye, maiya

apne suhag ki bindiya
apne sindoor ki lali
apne suhag ki bindiya
apne sindoor ki lali
rakh di hai in charno me
kar na mata rakhwali
rakh di hai in charno me
kar na mata rakhwali
meri aas tut na jaye
meri jot na bujhne paye, maiya
mari jot na bujhne paye
chahe kitne hi tufan aye
meri jot na bujhne paye, maiya, maiya, maiya

My Mother, may my inner flame never fade,
My Mother, may my inner flame never fade.
Though tempests rage and worlds cascade,
My inner flame, may it never degrade, Mother.

I am your beggar, adrift and frail,
Fill up my bowl, let your blessings hail.
I am your beggar, adrift and frail,
Fill up my bowl, let your blessings hail.
A humble servant, bound to your feet,
Thirsty for grace, your love I entreat.
Lest I lose your light, and forever stray,
My inner flame, may it never decay, Mother.

The jewel of my soul, my sacred sign,
The crimson blush, a love divine.
The jewel of my soul, my sacred sign,
The crimson blush, a love divine.
I place them here, at your holy throne,
Mother, guard these, make them your own.
Lest hope be shattered, in endless night,
My inner flame, may it never lose light, Mother.
My inner flame, may it never fade.
Though tempests rage and worlds cascade,
My inner flame, may it never degrade, Mother, Mother, Mother.