Ar Koto Kal
ār
koto kāl, giridhārī lāl ārāle
ārāle robe (āmār)
nayaneri jāl jhare abirol daraśana
dibe kabe
Word for word
ār - more; koto - how much; kāl - time; giridhārī lāl - O Darling Lifter of Govardhana Hill; ārāle ārāle - standing behind and waiting; robe - I will remain; (āmār) nayaneri - of my eyes; jāl - water (tears); jhari abirol - incessantly rains; daraśana - seeing the Lord; dibe - you will give; kabe - when
After how long will I see You, O darling Giridhari Lal? Until then, I will simply remain here, waiting and waiting! Tears are flowing incessantly from my eyes. O when will You give me Your glance?
tomār
caraṇa prabhu niyechi śaraṇa pujār
kusūm sama ei tanu-mana ākul
ādhāre maramīre ei āśā tabe
ki biphale habe
Word for word
tomār caraṇa - Your lotus feet; prabhu - Lord; niyechi śaraṇa - I have taken shelter; pujār - of worship; kusūm - flowers; sama - equivalent of; ei - this tanu - body; mana - mind; ākul - eager; ādhāre - on the basis of; maramīre - my heart; ei - this; āśā - hope; tabe - then; ki - what; biphale - in vain/fruitless; habe - it will be
O dear Lord, I have surrendered my mind and body, as flowers for worship, to Your lotus feet. I have a plea. My heart is fervent based on such hope. Will they go unfulfilled?
ārāle
thākiye priya bājāo he bāṅśarī tāhāra
madhura svare sakali pāṅśarī
Word for word
ārāle - waiting behind; thākiye - at place; priya - dear one; bājāo - play; ohe - Oh!; bāńśarī - flute; tāhāra madhura svare - its sweet melodic notes; sakali - all; pāńśarī - flute
As I wait behind for You, Oh please play Your flute, as Your flute contain all the sweet mellow melodic notes.
dekha
jadi nāhi dibe ogo nīrdoy tabe
keno dile āśā bhoriyā hṛdoy mirār
parāne tomāri kāmanā kabe
ogo saphala habe
Word for word
dekha - seeing; jadi - if; nāhi - not; dibe - you will give; ogo - Oh! nīrdoy - merciless; tabe - then; keno - why; dile - you will give; āśā - hope; bhoriyā - filled; hṛdoy - heart; mirār - of Mira Bai; parāne - life; tomāri - of You; kāmanā - desires; kabe - when; ogo - Oh!; saphala -fulfilled; habe - it will be
O Merciless One, if You don't provide me Your glimpse, why did You fill my heart with such hope? O life and soul of Mira! My desire is only for You! When will my desire be fulfilled?
Translation
After how long will I see You, O darling Giridhari Lal? Until then, I will simply remain here, waiting and waiting! Tears are flowing incessantly from my eyes. O when will You give me Your glance?
O dear Lord, I have surrendered my mind and body, as flowers for worship, to Your lotus feet. I have a plea. My heart is fervent based on such hope. Will they go unfulfilled?
As I wait behind for You, Oh please play Your flute, as Your flute contain all the sweet mellow melodic notes.
O Merciless One, if You don't provide me Your glimpse, why did You fill my heart with such hope? O life and soul of Mira! My desire is only for You! When will my desire be fulfilled?
Notes
This Mira Bai bhajan, originally in Hindi, was translated into Bengali by Bangladeshi Vaisnavas. As this is a Mira bhajan