Shri Ram Chalisa: Lyrics with Meaning in English

श्री रघुबीर भक्त हितकारी।सुनि लीजै प्रभु अरज हमारी॥

Shri Raghubir bhakt hitkariSuni leejai prabhu araj hamari

Shri Raghuvira, friend of your devotees, Lord, please hear my plea.

निशि दिन ध्यान धरै जो कोई।ता सम भक्त और नहिं होई॥

Nishi din dhyan dharai jo koiTa sam bhakt aur nahin hoi

Whoever meditates on you day and night, there is no devotee like them.

ध्यान धरे शिवजी मन माहीं।ब्रह्मा इन्द्र पार नहिं पाहीं॥

Dhyan dhare Shivji man mahinBrahma Indra paar nahin pahin

Shiva meditates on you in his heart; Brahma and Indra cannot find your limits.

जय जय जय रघुनाथ कृपाला।सदा करो सन्तन प्रतिपाला॥

Jai jai jai Raghunath kripalaSada karo santan pratipala

Glory, glory to the merciful Raghunath, who always protects the saintly.

दूत तुम्हार वीर हनुमाना।जासु प्रभाव तिहूँ पुर जाना॥

Doot tumhar veer HanumanaJasu prabhav tihun pur jana

Your messenger is the brave Hanuman, whose might is known in the three worlds.

तुव भुजदण्ड प्रचण्ड कृपाला।रावण मारि सुरन प्रतिपाला॥

Tuv bhujdand prachand kripalaRavan mari suran pratipala

Merciful one, your mighty arms slew Ravana and protected the gods.

तुम अनाथ के नाथ गोसाईं।दीनन के हो सदा सहाई॥

Tum anath ke nath GosainDeenan ke ho sada sahai

Lord, you are the protector of the helpless and always the helper of the humble.

ब्रह्मादिक तव पार न पावैं।सदा ईश तुम्हरो यश गावैं॥

Brahmadik tav paar na pavainSada Ish tumhro yash gavain

Brahma and the gods cannot reach your limits; Lord, they always sing your glory.

चारिउ वेद भरत हैं साखी।तुम भक्तन की लज्जा राखी॥

Chariu Ved bharat hain sakhiTum bhaktan ki lajja rakhi

The four Vedas bear witness that you have always protected the honour of your devotees.

गुण गावत शारद मन माहीं।सुरपति ताको पार न पाहीं॥

Gun gavat Sharad man mahinSurpati tako paar na pahin

Saraswati sings your virtues in her heart; even Indra cannot reach their end.

नाम तुम्हार लेत जो कोई।ता सम धन्य और नहिं होई॥

Nam tumhar let jo koiTa sam dhanya aur nahin hoi

Whoever takes your name, no one is as blessed as they are.

राम नाम है अपरम्पारा।चारिहु वेदन जाहि पुकारा॥

Ram nam hai aparamparaCharihu Vedan jahi pukara

The name of Ram is boundless; all four Vedas proclaim it.

गणपति नाम तुम्हारो लीन्हों।तिनको प्रथम पूज्य तुम कीन्हों॥

Ganpati nam tumharo leenhonTinko pratham pujya tum keenhon

Ganpati took your name, and you made him the one worshipped first.

शेष रटत नित नाम तुम्हारा।महि को भार शीश पर धारा॥

Shesh ratat nit nam tumharaMahi ko bhar sheesh par dhara

Shesha chants your name every day and holds the weight of the earth on his head.

फूल समान रहत सो भारा।पावत कोउ न तुम्हरो पारा॥

Phool saman rahat so bharaPavat kou na tumhro para

That weight feels as light as a flower to him; no one can find your limits.

भरत नाम तुम्हरो उर धारो।तासों कबहुँ न रण में हारो॥

Bharat nam tumhro ur dharoTason kabahun na ran mein haro

Bharata held your name in his heart, and so he never lost a battle.

नाम शत्रुहन हृदय प्रकाशा।सुमिरत होत शत्रु कर नाशा॥

Nam Shatruhan hriday prakashaSumirat hot shatru kar nasha

Your name shines in Shatrughna's heart; remembering it destroys enemies.

लषन तुम्हारे आज्ञाकारी।सदा करत सन्तन रखवारी॥

Lashan tumhare agyakariSada karat santan rakhvari

Lakshmana, ever obedient to you, always guards the saintly.

ताते रण जीते नहिं कोई।युद्ध जुरे यमहूँ किन होई॥

Tate ran jeete nahin koiYuddh jure Yamahun kin hoi

So no one can defeat him in battle, even if Yama himself were to fight.

महा लक्ष्मी धर अवतारा।सब विधि करत पाप को छारा॥

Maha Lakshmi dhar avataraSab vidhi karat pap ko chhara

Sita, incarnation of Maha Lakshmi, reduces sin to ashes in every way.

सीता राम पुनीता गायो।भुवनेश्वरी प्रभाव दिखायो॥

Sita Ram punita gayoBhuvaneshwari prabhav dikhayo

The pure Sita, sung of with Ram, showed the power of the queen of the worlds.

घट सों प्रकट भई सो आई।जाको देखत चन्द्र लजाई॥

Ghat son prakat bhai so aaiJako dekhat chandra lajai

She appeared from an earthen pot, so beautiful that the moon is shy before her.

सो तुमरे नित पांव पलोटत।नवो निधि चरणन में लोटत॥

So tumre nit panv palotatNavo nidhi charanan mein lotat

She serves at your feet every day, and the nine treasures roll at her feet.

सिद्धि अठारह मंगल कारी।सो तुम पर जावै बलिहारी॥

Siddhi atharah mangal kariSo tum par javai balihari

The eighteen auspicious siddhis offer themselves to you.

औरहु जो अनेक प्रभुताई।सो सीतापति तुमहिं बनाई॥

Aurahu jo anek prabhutaiSo Sitapati tumahin banai

And every other kind of greatness was created by you, lord of Sita.

इच्छा ते कोटिन संसारा।रचत न लागत पल की बारा॥

Ichchha te kotin sansaraRachat na lagat pal ki bara

By your will you create millions of worlds, and it takes not even a moment.

जो तुम्हरे चरनन चित लावै।ताको मुक्ति अवसि हो जावै॥

Jo tumhre charanan chit lavaiTako mukti avasi ho javai

Whoever fixes their mind on your feet surely attains liberation.

सुनहु राम तुम तात हमारे।तुमहिं भरत कुल-पूज्य प्रचारे॥

Sunahu Ram tum tat hamareTumahin Bharat kul pujya prachare

Hear me, Ram, you are my father; Bharata proclaimed you the one honoured by the whole clan.

तुमहिं देव कुल देव हमारे।तुम गुरु देव प्राण के प्यारे॥

Tumahin dev kul dev hamareTum guru dev pran ke pyare

You are my god and my family deity; you are my guru and dearer than life.

जो कुछ हो सो तुमहीं राजा।जय जय जय प्रभु राखो लाजा॥

Jo kuchh ho so tumahin RajaJai jai jai prabhu rakho laja

Whatever there is, you are its King; glory, Lord, protect my honour.

रामा आत्मा पोषण हारे।जय जय जय दशरथ के प्यारे॥

Rama atma poshan hareJai jai jai Dashrath ke pyare

Rama, you nourish the soul; glory, glory to Dasharatha's beloved son.

जय जय जय प्रभु ज्योति स्वरूपा।निर्गुण ब्रह्म अखण्ड अनूपा॥

Jai jai jai prabhu jyoti swaroopaNirgun Brahm akhand anupa

Glory to the Lord whose form is light, the formless, undivided and incomparable Brahman.

सत्य सत्य जय सत्य-ब्रत स्वामी।सत्य सनातन अन्तर्यामी॥

Satya satya jai satyavrat SwamiSatya sanatan antaryami

True, true, glory to the Lord whose vow is truth, the eternal truth who knows every heart.

सत्य भजन तुम्हरो जो गावै।सो निश्चय चारों फल पावै॥

Satya bhajan tumhro jo gavaiSo nishchay charon phal pavai

Whoever sings your praise sincerely surely gains all four aims of life.

सत्य शपथ गौरीपति कीन्हीं।तुमने भक्तहिं सब सिद्धि दीन्हीं॥

Satya shapath Gauripati keenhinTumne bhaktahin sab siddhi deenhin

Gauri's lord, Shiva, swore it is true: you have given your devotees every siddhi.

ज्ञान हृदय दो ज्ञान स्वरूपा।नमो नमो जय जगपति भूपा॥

Gyan hriday do gyan swaroopaNamo namo jai jagpati bhupa

You whose very form is knowledge, give knowledge to my heart; salutations, glory to the King, lord of the world.

धन्य धन्य तुम धन्य प्रतापा।नाम तुम्हार हरत संतापा॥

Dhanya dhanya tum dhanya pratapaNam tumhar harat santapa

Blessed, blessed is your might; your name takes away all suffering.

सत्य शुद्ध देवन मुख गाया।बजी दुन्दुभी शंख बजाया॥

Satya shuddh devan mukh gayaBaji dundubhi shankh bajaya

The gods sang of you as pure truth, and kettledrums and conches sounded.

सत्य सत्य तुम सत्य सनातन।तुमहीं हो हमरे तन मन धन॥

Satya satya tum satya sanatanTumahin ho hamre tan man dhan

True, true, you are the eternal truth; you are my body, mind and wealth.

याको पाठ करे जो कोई।ज्ञान प्रकट ताके उर होई॥

Yako path kare jo koiGyan prakat take ur hoi

Whoever reads this, knowledge dawns in their heart.

आवागमन मिटै तिहि केरा।सत्य वचन माने शिव मेरा॥

Avagaman mitai tihi keraSatya vachan mane Shiv mera

Their cycle of birth and death ends; my lord Shiva holds this word to be true.

और आस मन में जो ल्यावै।तुलसी दल अरु फूल चढ़ावै॥

Aur aas man mein jo lyavaiTulsi dal aru phool chadhavai

Whoever brings another wish to mind should offer tulsi leaves and flowers,

साग पत्र सो भोग लगावै।सो नर सकल सिद्धता पावै॥

Sag patra so bhog lagavaiSo nar sakal siddhata pavai

and offer simple greens as food; such a person attains every success.

अन्त समय रघुबर पुर जाई।जहाँ जन्म हरि भक्त कहाई॥

Ant samay Raghubar pur jaiJahan janm Hari bhakt kahai

At the end they go to Raghuvira's abode, and wherever they are born they are called a devotee of Hari.

श्री हरि दास कहै अरु गावै।सो वैकुण्ठ धाम को पावै॥

Shri Haridas kahai aru gavaiSo Vaikunth dham ko pavai

Shri Haridas says and sings: such a one attains Vaikuntha.

सात दिवस जो नेम कर पाठ करे चित लाय।हरिदास हरिकृपा से अवसि भक्ति को पाय॥

Sat divas jo nem kar, path kare chit layHaridas Harikripa se, avasi bhakti ko pay

Haridas says: whoever reads it with attention as a rule for seven days surely gains devotion by Hari's grace.

राम चालीसा जो पढ़े रामचरण चित लाय।जो इच्छा मन में करै सकल सिद्ध हो जाय॥

Ram Chalisa jo padhe, Ramcharan chit layJo ichchha man mein karai, sakal siddh ho jay

Whoever reads the Ram Chalisa with their mind on Ram's feet has every wish of their heart fulfilled.