naiya ka meri tuhi khiwaiya
tuhi khiwaiya khiwaiya
naiya ka meri tuhi khiwaiya
tuhi khiwaiya khiwaiya
naiya ka meri tuhi khiwaiya
din dayala tu karishan kanhaiya
naiya ka meri tuhi khiwaiya
naiya ka meri tuhi khiwaiya
tuhi khiwaiya khiwaiya

mai kahu dukh ko, sukh me badal de
dukh ko utha lu, itna bal de
mai kahu dukh ko, sukh me badal de
dukh ko utha lu, itna bal de
ho girdhar parwat ke uthaiya
ho girdhar parwat ke uthaiya
naiya ka meri tuhi khiwaiya
naiya ka meri tuhi khiwaiya
tuhi khiwaiya khiwaiya

jag thukraye, sab lut jaye
fir bhi man mera, tere gun gaye
jag thukraye, sab lut jaye
fir bhi man mera, tere gun gaye
ho geeta ke amar gawaiya
ho geeta ke amar gawaiya
naiya ka meri tuhi khiwaiya
naiya ka meri tuhi khiwaiya
tuhi khiwaiya khiwaiya

You, the boatman of my soul's frail craft,
You, the boatman, the only one.
You, the boatman of my soul's frail craft,
Day's Compassionate, Krishna, the beloved son.
You, the boatman of my soul's frail craft,
You, the boatman, the only one.

I ask you, transmute sorrow to ease,
Grant me the strength to bear life's unease.
I ask you, transmute sorrow to ease,
Grant me the strength to bear life's unease.
Oh, Giridhar, lifter of mountains of old,
You, the boatman of my soul's frail craft,
You, the boatman, the only one.

Though the world scorn and all be lost,
My heart still sings Your sacred cost.
Though the world scorn and all be lost,
My heart still sings Your sacred cost.
Oh, the immortal singer of the Gita's lore,
You, the boatman of my soul's frail craft,
You, the boatman, the only one.