bhagavaan, bhagavaan ... bhagavaan
o duniyaa ke rakhavaale, sun dard bhare mere naale
sun dard bhare mere naale
aash niraash ke do ra.ngo.n se,  duniyaa tuune sajaaI
nayyaa sa.ng tuufaan banaayaa,  milan ke saath judaaI
jaa dekh liyaa harajaaI
o ... luT gaI mere pyaar kii nagarii,  ab to niir bahaa le
ab to niir bahaa le 
o ... ab to niir bahaa le, o duniyaa ke rakhavaale ...

aag banii saavan kii barasaa, phuul bane a.ngaare
naagan ban ga_ii raat suhaanii, patthar ban gae taare
sab TuuT chuke hai.n sahaare, o ... jiivan apanaa vaapas le le
jiivan dene vaale, o duniyaa ke rakhavaale ...

chaa.nd ko Dhuu.NDhe paagal suuraj, shaam ko Dhuu.NDhe saveraa
mai.n bhii Dhuu.NDhuu.N us priitam ko, ho naa sakaa jo meraa
bhagavaan bhalaa ho teraa, o ... qismat phuuTii aas na TuuTii
paa.nv me.n pa.D gae chhaale, o duniyaa ke rakhavaale ...

mahal udaas aur galiyaa.n suunii, chup-chup hai.n diivaare.n
dil kyaa uja.Daa duniyaa uja.Dii, ruuTh gaI hai.n bahaare.n
ham jiivan kaise guzaare.n, o ... ma.ndir girataa phir ban jaataa
dil ko kaun sambhaale, o duniyaa ke rakhavaale ...

o duniyaa ke rakhavaale
rakhavaale
rakhavaale
rakhavaale ... % (throat bleeding pitch !!)