बनूं खिवैया चलाऊं नैया, लगाऊं सबकी मैं पार नैया बनूं मैं बाबा समान सागर, ना ताल कोई ना मैं तलैया English (Chorus): Let me be the boatman, rowing the boat, Helping everyone cross to the other shore. Let me become an ocean like Baba — vast and deep, Not a pond, nor a shallow lake. [VERSE 1] Hindi: सुखी बनाने मुझे वो आया निहाल करने मुझे वो आया कभी न उसको भुला सकूंगा पिता वो मेरा वो मेरी मैया English: He came to make me happy, He came to bless me completely. Never can I forget Him — He is my Father, and also my Mother. Repeat Chorus: Let me be the boatman, rowing the boat, Helping everyone cross to the other shore. Let me become an ocean like Baba — vast and deep, Not a pond, nor a shallow lake. [VERSE 2] Hindi: बना हूं मैं ऐसा ग्यान दीपक न कोई इसको बुझा सकेगा बनो जरा तुम भी ग्यान दीपक सुनो बहन तुम सुनो रे भैया English: I have become such a lamp of divine knowledge, That no one will ever be able to extinguish it. So you too become a lamp of knowledge — Listen, dear sister; listen, dear brother. Repeat Chorus [VERSE 3] Hindi: न बैर के विष को मन में घोलूं सदा सभी से मधुर ही बोलूं सुने जो कोई लगे सुरैया English: I will never mix the poison of enmity in my mind, I will always speak sweetly to everyone. So that whoever hears me feels it's like a divine melody. Repeat Final Chorus: Let me be the boatman, rowing the boat, Helping everyone cross to the other shore. Let me become an ocean like Baba — vast and deep, Not a pond, nor a shallow lake.
