Verse 1
Yī varsalā kadath’ pōndĕ,
Kadath’ pira barandh’
Sumār’ yeṇma sāra ghante,
Kshaṇatha uḷayi pārund’
Āndyena puṇya, yena karma,
Aᵛve prakāra pōpundā?
Aᵗthaᵗth’ onji dhina ḍharma
Vichāra āvu nishchaya.
Verse 2
Nam-mātha, kṛuthya, nudi, ḍhyāna,
Pavithra boḷpu thūvolyā?
Yī varsa saith’ pōvodānda
Ōḷuᵖpu nama jīvāthma?
Sēroṇdhu aḷtha sabhetoᵖpa
Nankāthvu nithya bhāgyanā?
Aᵗthānda nank’ swāmi kōpa,
Anantha shikshe thāg’dhvā?
Verse 3
Dhēver’ yēthō mamathed’
Naman’ nadapudiye,
Ānda namiᶜʰçhe nadathed’
Āyguᵖpā pūra meᶜʰchige?
Budandhe kordhu māna sthōthra,
Āyan’ prīthi maḷth’dhē,
Yī, yān’ yiᵗthanā? Sahodhra
Karidh’ pōyi varsodē.
Verse 4
Aᵗthaᵗth’ Aᵐmā yena pāpa
Anyāya mithimīrundu
Nyāyādh’ nina dhivya shāpa
Yenan’ podi maḷthvodu
Yēthyēthō sarthi yena prīthi
Chaulyādh’ pondu, karmanē
Yethyēthō sarthi yānu nīthi
Seᵗtādh’ thaᵗth’ nadathĕ.
Verse 5
Āndaᵐmā nina prīthi, dhaya,
Undhulā mithi mīr’nd’
Yīvodu yenk’ḷā sahāya
Yethyēthō sarthi thiᵏk’nd’
Anēkānēka varsoḷen’
Bāyinālayi karchi maḷth’ndlā
Yī dhayatha sahāyoḷen’
Yērānda sama paṇolyā?
Verse 6
Yenaᵐmā āyi pāpogādh’
Shikshen’ yenk’ korada
KristhYēsu shrame kruˢsugādh’
Karuṇa, dhaya thōjāla
Āpaga yān’ nana mēḷ’
Sharīra āthma prāṇalā
Niᵏkē oᵖpidh’ mātha vēḷe
Niᵏkādh’ bāḷĕ, nishchaya.