Banke Bihari Aarti
refrain
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
कुन्जबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Kunjabihari teri aarti gaun
श्री श्यामसुन्दर तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Shyamsundar teri aarti gaun
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Meaning
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
Kunj Bihari, I sing your aarti
Shri Shyamsundar, I sing your aarti
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
verse 1
मोर मुकुट प्रभु शीश पे सोहे
Mor mukut Prabhu shish pe sohe
प्यारी बंशी मेरो मन मोहे
Pyari bansri mero man mohe
देखि छवि बलिहारी जाऊँ
Dekhi chhavi balihari jaun
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Meaning
A peacock crown graces the Lord's head
his dear flute enchants my heart
beholding your beauty, I offer myself to you
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
verse 2
चरणों से निकली गंगा प्यारी
Charanon se nikali Ganga pyari
जिसने सारी दुनिया तारी
Jisane sari duniya tari
मैं उन चरणों के दर्शन पाऊँ
Main un charanon ke darshan paun
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Meaning
from your feet flowed the dear Ganga
who delivered the whole world
may I gain the sight of those feet
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
verse 3
दास अनाथ के नाथ आप हो
Das anath ke Nath aap ho
दुःख सुख जीवन प्यारे साथ हो
Duhkh sukh jivan pyare sath ho
हरि चरणों में शीश नवाऊँ
Hari charanon mein shish navaun
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Meaning
you are the lord of your helpless servants
in life's sorrow and joy, dear one, you are with us
I bow my head at Hari's feet
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
verse 4
श्री हरि दास के प्यारे तुम हो
Shri Hari Das ke pyare tum ho
मेरे मोहन जीवन धन हो
Mere Mohan jivan dhan ho
देखि युगल छवि बलि-बलि जाऊँ
Dekhi yugal chhavi bali-bali jaun
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Meaning
you are the beloved of Shri Haridas
my Mohan, you are the treasure of my life
beholding the beauty of the divine pair, I offer myself again and again
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
verse 5
आरती गाऊँ प्यारे तुमको रिझाऊँ
Aarti gaun pyare tumako rijhaun
हे गिरिधरी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
He Giridhari teri aarti gaun
श्री श्यामसुन्दर तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Shyamsundar teri aarti gaun
Meaning
I sing the aarti, beloved, to delight you
O Giridhari, I sing your aarti
Shri Shyamsundar, I sing your aarti
closing
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Meaning
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
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