Verse 1
Ugamiyā sohi din āthamiyā, Hāṅre phulyā sohi karmāe; Chuṇiyā mindar ḍhaḷī paḍe, Hāṅre janamiyā sohi marjāe; Hāṅre man bhamrā tū lobhiyo, Hāṅre māyāmamte lobhāṇo; Chār dīvas kero pekhṇo, Hāṅre ākhar khāk ho jānā; hāṅre man…
English meaning: The day which has started will end and the flower will be withered up. The building, which has been built, will collapse; similarly the one who is born will die. O bumblebee of my heart! You have become greedy. You have become greedy of this world. This world is a show of four days and at the end we will become dust. O bumblebee of my heart! You have become greedy.
Verse 2
Sukaṇ lāgore kevḍo, Hāṅre ṭūṭīreṅṭkī māḷ; Bel chalantārahīgayā, Hāṅre chal gayā sīṅchaṇhār; hāṅ UHman…
English meaning: The tree of Kevḍo (a kind of fragrant plant) is becoming Hāṅre ṭūṭī reṅṭkī māḷ; dry and the distaff string of the wheel (to draw out water) Bel chalantā rahī gayā, has also broken. The bullocks have also stopped and the Hāṅre chal gayā sīṅchaṇhār; hāṅ UH man… 2 one who used to irrigate has also gone.
Verse 3
Lakhpatīchhatrapatīchal gayā, Hāṅ UHchal gayā lākhoi lākh; Rāj karantā gokhe besantā, Hāṅ UHjalbal ho gayā khāk; hāṅ UHman…
English meaning: The millionaires and the kings with pomp and show have Hāṅ UHchal gayā lākhoi lākh; gone and millions of such people have gone. Reigning Rāj karantā gokhe besantā, kings and those who used to sit in the balconies all have Hāṅ UHjalbal ho gayā khāk; hāṅ UHman… 3 been burned down to dust.
Verse 4
Māyāno bāndhīyo prāṇīyo, +āṅ UHbhamīyo par gher jāe; +āṅ UHman bhamrā tūbahū bhamīyo, +āṅ UHmāyāmithyā karī jāṇ; hāṅ UHman…
English meaning: The heart, which is trapped in the greed, is roaming in +āṅ UHbhamīyo par gher jāe; the house of others. O Bumblebee of my heart! You have +āṅ UHman bhamrā tū bahū bhamīyo, roamed enough. Remember that the love of this world +āṅ UHmāyā mithyā karī jāṇ; hāṅ UHman… 4 is false.
Verse 5
Kenā chhorūne kenā vāchhrū, Hāṅre kenā māi ne bāp; Antkāḷe jāvūṅ jīvne eklū, Hāṅ UHsāthe pun ne pāp; hāṅ UHman
English meaning: Whose children and whose parents? At the time of death Hāṅre kenā māi ne bāp; the soul will have to go alone; its good and bad deeds Antkāḷe jāvūṅ jīvne eklū, will accompany him. Hāṅ UHsāthe pun ne pāp; hāṅ UHman... 5