Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. behzad (1900-1974) was a devout, observant muslim and even wrote a whole book as a poetic composition in praise of the character of mohammed. This is a devotional song in conversational urdu/hindi using ‘ram’ as synonymous with ‘god’.
1
haiN ram hi sub ka sahaara¹
hai ram hi se ujyaara²
kyuN ram ko tu ne bhulaaya
hai ram naam ki maaya³    1.supporter, sustainer 2.light, knowledge 3.magic, miracle
Only ram is the sustainer of all. All knowledge is derived from ram. Why have you forgotten ram. This (life) is the miraculous gift of ram.
2
hai ram hi ki sub leela¹
hai jeevan² ka ek mela
apna³ aur na paraaya⁴
hai ram naam ki maaya⁵    1.magic, miracle 2.life 3.ours 4.belonging to others 5.miracle
Everything (all this world) is the work of ram, otherwise, life is but a play (temporary pleasure). Nothing belongs to us. Everything is the miraculous gift of ram.
3
hai khel to yuN hi jaari¹
bekaar² hai chinta³ tehaari⁴
kab khoya hai kab paaya
hai ram naam ki maaya  1.underway, going on 2.useless 3.worry 4.yours
Life is a game that goes on. It is useless to worry about it. Who has ever gained or lost anything here (we should all be thinking of the next world). Everything is the gift of ram.
4
ye naam raTaa¹ kar bande²
ye naam japaa³ kar bande
kyuN naam ye tu ne bhulaaya
hai ram naam ki maaya  1.memorize by repetition 2.servant/devotee (of god) 3.chant
Repeat this name over and over, O devotee. Keep chanting it. Why did you forget this name. All gifts come from it.