आ जा....आज कन्हैया आ जा। आ जा....आज कन्हैया आ जा॥ Aa jaa…aaj Kanhaiyaa aa jaa. Aa jaa...aaj Kanhaiyaa aa jaa. The devotee Radha is praying to Lord Krishn, Kanhaiya, to please come, please come today and take away her pain and sense of separation.
आ ली, आ ली, आ ली, आ ली, आज दिवाली आ ली। Aa lee, aa lee, aa lee, aa lee, Aaj diwaalee aa lee. My dear friend, today Diwali has come, and my body and mind have been lit up.
आए, आए आज श्याम घर आए॥ नील गगन बन श्यामल सुन्दर समय संग शुभ लाए॥ Aa-ay, aa-ay aaj Shyam ghar aa-ay. Neel gagan ban Shyamal sundar Samaya Samaya sang shubh laa-ay. Today God has come to my home. He has incarnated as Shyam blue, the beautiful sky, and has brought with Him this auspicious time.
आए हैं धरा पर जानेंगे ध्येय हम॥ Aa-ay hain dharaa par Jaanayngay dhyay-ya hum. I have come on this earth, and now I will know my goal, or purpose, of life.
आए हैं गोपाल हमारे स्वागत उर धैर्य सँभारे॥ Aa-ay hain Gopaal hamaaray Swaagat urdhairyasambhaaray. My Gopal has come today, and in welcoming him I have enough patience at heart.
आए मन भावन बदरा आए आए मन भावन बदरा आए॥ Aa-ay man bhaavan badaraa aa-ay Aa-ay man bhaavan badaraa aa-ay. Today the clouds, most pleasing to the mind, have appeared in the sky with great pomp and show.
आए, हरि तुम आए आए, बिन तिथि के तुम आए Aa-ay, Hari tum aa-ay Aa-ay, bin tithi kay tum aa-ay O Lord, You came without giving me any date. That is why at my place, people call You a guest, or atithi.
आई धरा पर उतर चाँदनी पूनम के घर द्वार से ॥ Aa-ee dharaa par utar chaandanee Poonam kay ghar dwaar say. On this moonlit night, the chandani, or moonlight, came down on earth from the door or home of poornima, the full moon.
आई कितनी बार तुम्हारे दर पर, आई कितनी बार। आई कितनी बार तुम्हारे दर पर, प्रभु जी, आई कितनी बार॥ Aa-ee kitanee baar tumhaaray dar par, Aa-ee kitanaee baar. Aa-ee kitanee baar tumhaaray dar par, prabhu jee, Aa-ee kitanee baar. How many times have I reached your door, O Lord?
