Verse 1
Ō prāṇā, onthe dhina
Yī lōkoduᵖpuva
Yī yeᶜʰcharādh’ nina
Samaya thūvoṇla
Jīvāthmogu sankaşhta
Kshaṇotu barvaᵗthā
Nināthmogāpi naşhta
Yī boᵏka thiᵈdholyā?
Verse 2
Kushāl’dha samaya
Anēka tharotu
Sheᵗtāvu vişha gāya
Maḷpundu āthmogu
Undhyenk’ dhivya shikshe
Andh’dh’ shānthidē
Pindhoṇdhu yī parīkshe
Yenad’ maḷpuvĕ.
Verse 3
Ō Karthavā, dhurbuᵈḍhi,
Laukika manas’
Theᵏkāla, lōkasuᵈḍhi
Samaᵗth’ bāleg’
Thaᵏkāyi kriyoḷen’
Kalpāla yenk’lā
Onjē agathyadhen’
Thōjāla, Rakshakā.
Verse 4
Ā paralōkasukha
Nithyādh’ uᵖpundu
Yī naralōkasukha
Heᶜʰchāvu shāponu;
KristhYēsō, lōkadhek’
Meᶜʰchandhi yōchane
Maḷpēvĕ jaisunek’
Heᶜʰchāla yōgyathe.