Bhagwan Meri Naiya

Verses

Bhagwan meri naiya

Lord, my boat

Us paar laga dena

Take it across to the other shore

Ab tak to nibhaya hai

So far You have sustained me

Aage bhi nibha dena

Sustain me still ahead

Ham deen dukhi nirbal

We are poor, sorrowful, and weak

Nit naam rahe pratipal

May Your name always protect us

Yah soch darash doge

Thinking thus, grant Your darshan

Prabhu aaj nahi to kal

Lord — if not today, then tomorrow

Jo baag lagaya hai

The garden You have planted

Phulon se saja dena

Adorn it with flowers

Bhagwan meri naiya

Lord, my boat

Us paar laga dena

Take it across to the other shore

Ab tak to nibhaya hai

So far You have sustained me

Aage bhi nibha dena

Sustain me still ahead

Tum shanti sudhakar ho

You are the moon of peace

Tum gyan divakar ho

You are the sun of knowledge

Mam hans chuge moti

My swan pecks pearls

Tum maan sarovar ho

You are the lake of Manasarovar

Do bund sudharas ki

Two drops of nectar

Hamko bhi pila dena

Give us also to drink

Bhagwan meri naiya

Lord, my boat

Us paar laga dena

Take it across to the other shore

Ab tak to nibhaya hai

So far You have sustained me

Aage bhi nibha dena

Sustain me still ahead

Rokoge bhala kabtak

How long will You withhold

Darshan ko mujhe tumse

Your darshan from me

Charnon se lipat jaoon

I would cling to Your feet

Vrikshon se lata jaise

Like a vine to a tree

Ab dwar khadi tere

Now I stand at Your door

Mujhe raah dikha dena

Show me the path

Bhagwan meri naiya

Lord, my boat

Us paar laga dena

Take it across to the other shore

Ab tak to nibhaya hai

So far You have sustained me

Aage bhi nibha dena

Sustain me still ahead

Majhdhaar padi naiya

My boat is midstream

Dagmag dole bhav mein

Rocking in the world’s ocean

Aao Trishla Nandan

Come, son of Trishala

Ham dhyan dhare man mein

We hold You in meditation

Ab Tanvar kare vinti

Now Tanvar makes this prayer

Mujhe apna bana lena

Make me Your own

Bhagwan meri naiya

Lord, my boat

Us paar laga dena

Take it across to the other shore

Ab tak to nibhaya hai

So far You have sustained me

Aage bhi nibha dena

Sustain me still ahead