Hindi · Devanagari
माई री, मैं तो लीनो गोविंद मोल
माई री, मैं तो लीनो गोविंद मोल। कोई कहे छाने, कोई कहे चुपके, लियो बजंता ढोल। कोई कहे महँगो, कोई कहे सस्तो, लियो तराजू तोल। मीरा के प्रभु गिरिधर नागर, जनम-जनम के बोल॥
Meera
Māī Rī, Main To Līno Govind Mol
Another famous Meera voice: intimate, conversational, and utterly unafraid of devotion’s cost.
Why return to it: The address to “mother” makes the declaration feel personal and immediate.
Included here: Hindi in Devanagari, English transliteration, Urdu, and an English translation for easier access across scripts and readers.
English Transliteration
Māī Rī, Main To Līno Govind Mol
Māī rī, main to līno Govind mol. Koī kahe chhāne, koī kahe chupke, liyo bajantā ḍhol. Koī kahe mahaṅgo, koī kahe sasto, liyo tarājū tol. Mīrā ke prabhu Giridhar Nāgar, janam-janam ke bol.
Urdu
مائی ری، میں تو لینو گووند مول
مائی ری، میں تو لینو گووند مول۔ کوئی کہے چھانے، کوئی کہے چپکے، لیو بجنتا ڈھول۔ کوئی کہے مہنگو، کوئی کہے سستو، لیو ترازو تول۔ میرا کے پربھو گردھر ناگر، جنم جنم کے بول۔
English Translation
Poetic English rendering
Mother, I have bought Govind with the whole wealth of my heart. Some say I traded in silence; some say I bought him with drums sounding in the street. Some call the price too high, some call it too small — I weighed it in love and paid gladly. Meera says: Giridhar is the treasure earned through many births.
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