Verse 1
Māthereg’ baru sāvu,
Nama pajirleᵏkaᵗthā
Biᵗth’ kuripōpinavu
Horthu munge baruvā?
Ancha kristhabhakthereg’
Dhīthi nithya mahimeg’
Sērunau sharīrogu
Dhumbu laya barodu.
Verse 2
Undhekādh’ nama jīva,
Swāmi chiᵗtha yiᵗth’nda,
Āya vasha kordhu pōva,
Dhuhkhadhānthe laᵏkuva
Dhāye? Nama Yēsu gāya
Rakshaṇedha mukhyāshraya,
Samajaisu osarē,
Yenk’ gathi Yēsuvē.
Verse 3
Nankādhāye saithined-dh’
Ānd’ yī prayōjana
Āye thana shrameḷed-dh’
Dhudiye sanjīvana
Yes prapanchadhāsheḷen’
Bud-dhu, nithyamahimen’
Dhēvasaⁿniḍhānogu,
Pōdhu, thūpa harşhodu.
Verse 4
Nithyabhāgya hondhudhāyi
Leᵏkhadhānthi āthmoḷe
Sukhoḷeg’ sērdh’pōyi
Nank’lā santhōşhanē
Shuᵈḍha, shuᵈḍha Dhēvereg’
Māna korpi dhūthereg’
Kūd-dhu maḷpa nithyogu
Rāga āya sthōthrogu.
Verse 5
Ō Yerūsalēm, pavithra
Menchunavu paᵗtaṇā
Ninadāpinau vichithra
Sthuthi sthōthra sarvadhā
Yēthō harşha, yēthō sukha
Dhūra ānd’ mātha dhuhkha;
Sūrye yiᵗthe mūdudhu
Nithya saᵇbaᵗthāpundu.
Verse 6
Ninaduᵖpu mahimen’
Mungānādh’ dhīᵗthondĕ
Yiᵗthe boḷdhu kuntuḷen’
Yānlā podhethoṇuve
Kēṇuvĕ ā posa gītha,
Hondhĕ jayatha kirīta,
Mugiyandhi bhāgyodē
Yānlā pāl’gārenē.