Mailee Chaadar
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Lyrics
Chorus
Mailee chaadar odhakay kaisay
How can I present myself at Your door
Dwaar tumhaaree aaawooo
With a dirty shawl
Hey Pawaan, Parameshwar mayray
O Lord of Purity, my Lord
Man hee mana sharmaawoo
I am completely ashamed in my own mind
Verse 1
Too nay mujhko jaga mein bayja
You sent me into this world
Nirmal dekar kaayaa
With a spotlessly clean body
Aakara kay sansaar mein maynay
Coming into the world, I myself
Issi ko daag lagaayaa
Stained it with the dirt of evil
Janama janama kee mailee chaadar
A soiled shawl of birth after birth
Kaisay daag churaawoo
How can I scrub these stains away
Chorus
Mailee chaadar odhakay kaisay
How can I come wrapped in a soiled shawl
Verse 2
Niramala vaanee paakara maynay
Receiving a pure, sweet voice
Naam na tayra gaayaa
I never sang Your name
Naina moonda kar, hey Parameshwar
Closing my eyes, O Lord
Kabhi na tujhko dhyaayaa
I never meditated on You
Mana veena kee taaray tootee
The strings of the heart’s veena are broken
Abba kya geeta sunaawoo
What song can I sing now
Chorus
Mailee chaadar odhakay kaisay
How can I come wrapped in a soiled shawl
Verse 3
Inna pairo say chalakar tayray
With these feet I never walked
Mandirra kabhee na aaya
To Your temple
Jaha jaha ho pooja tayree
Wherever Your worship was happening
Kabhi na sheesh jhukaayaa
I never bowed my head
Hey Hari Harr, mein haar kay aaya
O Hari Har, I come defeated
Abba kya haar charhaawoo
What offering can I place now
Chorus
Mailee chaadar odhakay kaisay
How can I come wrapped in a soiled shawl
Closing
Mailee chaadar odhakay kaisay
How can I present myself at Your door
Dwaar tumhaaree aaawooo
With a dirty shawl
Hey Pawaan, Parameshwar mayray
O Lord of Purity, my Lord
Man hee mana sharmaawoo
I am completely ashamed in my own mind
Meaning
Hari Om Sharan — from Pushpanjali (1972). How can I present myself at Your door with a dirty shawl? You sent me into the world with a spotless body; I stained it across births. You gave me a pure voice and I never sang Your name; the heart’s veena is broken. My feet never entered Your temple; old and ruined, what offering can I bring now?
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Added 11 Nov 2026