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Om Jai Jagdish Hare

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे

Hindi aarti composed by Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri (1837–1881) around 1870

The best-loved aarti of North India, sung to the Lord of the universe as the lamp is waved. It is a prayer of complete surrender: You are mother and father, the indweller of every heart; remove my faults and increase my faith, devotion and service.

Shown in its compact printed form. When sung, the second half of each first line is usually repeated with “Swami”, the refrain “Om Jai Jagdish Hare” returns after every verse, and a few words differ between aarti books.

1. 1 Refrain

   ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।

   भक्त जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥

   oṁ jay jagdīś hare, svāmī jay jagdīś hare |

   bhakt janoṁ ke saṅkaṭ, kṣaṇ meṁ dūr kare ||

   oṁ

   the sacred syllable

   jay

   glory, victory

   jagdīś

   Lord of the universe

   hare

   O Hari, remover of sorrow

   svāmī

   O Master

   bhakt janoṁ ke

   of the devotees

   saṅkaṭ

   troubles

   kṣaṇ meṁ

   in a moment

   dūr kare

   You remove

   Om, glory to You, Lord of the universe, O Hari; glory to You, Master. You remove the troubles of Your devotees in an instant.

2. 2

   जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का।

   सुख सम्पति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥

   jo dhyāve phal pāve, duḥkh binase man kā |

   sukh sampati ghar āve, kaṣṭ miṭe tan kā ||

   jo

   whoever

   dhyāve

   meditates on You

   phal pāve

   receives the fruit

   duḥkh

   sorrow

   binase

   perishes

   man kā

   of the mind

   sukh

   happiness

   sampati

   prosperity

   ghar āve

   comes to the home

   kaṣṭ

   pain

   miṭe

   is removed

   tan kā

   of the body

   Whoever meditates on You receives the fruit, and the sorrows of the mind vanish. Happiness and prosperity come to the home, and the pains of the body are removed.

3. 3

   मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूँ मैं किसकी।

   तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूँ मैं जिसकी॥

   māt pitā tum mere, śaraṇ gahūṁ maiṁ kiskī |

   tum bin aur na dūjā, ās karūṁ maiṁ jiskī ||

   māt pitā

   mother and father

   tum mere

   You are mine

   śaraṇ

   refuge

   gahūṁ maiṁ

   shall I take

   kiskī

   whose

   tum bin

   without You

   aur na dūjā

   there is no other

   ās

   hope

   karūṁ maiṁ

   I may place

   jiskī

   in whom

   You are my mother and my father; whose refuge else should I seek? Without You there is no other in whom I could place my hope.

4. 4

   तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी।

   पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥

   tum pūraṇ paramātmā, tum antaryāmī |

   pārbrahm parameśvar, tum sab ke svāmī ||

   tum

   You (are)

   pūraṇ

   complete, perfect

   paramātmā

   the Supreme Self

   antaryāmī

   the indweller who knows every heart

   pārbrahm

   the transcendent Brahman

   parameśvar

   the Supreme Lord

   sab ke svāmī

   Master of all

   You are the perfect Supreme Self, the indweller of every heart; the transcendent Brahman, the Supreme Lord, Master of all.

5. 5

   तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता।

   मैं मूरख खल कामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥

   tum karuṇā ke sāgar, tum pālankartā |

   maiṁ mūrakh khal kāmī, kṛpā karo bhartā ||

   karuṇā ke sāgar

   ocean of compassion

   pālankartā

   sustainer of all

   maiṁ

   I (am)

   mūrakh

   foolish

   khal

   faulty, wicked

   kāmī

   full of desire

   kṛpā karo

   have mercy

   bhartā

   O Lord, O Sustainer

   You are the ocean of compassion, the sustainer of all. I am foolish, faulty and full of desire: have mercy on me, O Lord.

6. 6

   तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति।

   किस विधि मिलूँ दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥

   tum ho ek agocar, sabke prāṇpati |

   kis vidhi milūṁ dayāmay, tumko maiṁ kumati ||

   ek

   the One

   agocar

   beyond the reach of the senses

   sabke

   of all

   prāṇpati

   Lord of the life-breath

   kis vidhi

   by what means

   milūṁ

   may I meet

   dayāmay

   O Merciful One

   tumko

   You

   maiṁ kumati

   I, of poor understanding

   You are the One beyond the senses, the Lord of every life. How shall I, of poor understanding, ever meet You, O Merciful One?

7. 7

   दीनबन्धु दुखहर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे।

   अपने हाथ उठाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥

   dīnbandhu dukhhartā, ṭhākur tum mere |

   apne hāth uṭhāo, dvār paṛā tere ||

   dīnbandhu

   friend of the helpless

   dukhhartā

   remover of sorrow

   ṭhākur

   Lord

   tum mere

   You are mine

   apne hāth

   Your hand

   uṭhāo

   raise (in blessing)

   dvār

   at the door

   paṛā

   (I) lie

   tere

   Your

   Friend of the helpless, remover of sorrow, You are my Lord. Raise Your hand in blessing: I lie at Your door.

8. 8

   विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा।

   श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥

   viṣay vikār miṭāo, pāp haro devā |

   śraddhā bhakti baṛhāo, santan kī sevā ||

   viṣay

   worldly cravings

   vikār

   vices, distortions of the mind

   miṭāo

   erase

   pāp

   sins

   haro

   take away

   devā

   O Lord

   śraddhā

   faith

   bhakti

   devotion

   baṛhāo

   increase

   santan kī

   of the saints

   sevā

   service

   Erase my worldly cravings and vices; take away my sins, O Lord. Increase my faith and devotion, and my service to the saints.

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