ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे।
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
Om jai Jagdish Hare, Swami jai Jagdish Hare
Bhakt janon ke sankat, daas janon ke sankat, kshan mein door kare
Om jai Jagdish Hare
Glory to you, O Lord of the universe, Hari; glory to you, my Master. You remove in a moment the troubles of your devotees and your servants.
जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
Jo dhyave phal pave, dukh binse man ka, Swami dukh binse man ka
Sukh sampati ghar aave, kasht mite tan ka
Om jai Jagdish Hare
Whoever meditates on you receives the fruit of it, and the sorrow of his mind fades away. Happiness and prosperity come to his home, and the pain of his body is relieved.
मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूँ किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूँ मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूँ जिसकी॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
Maat pita tum mere, sharan gahoon kiski, Swami sharan gahoon main kiski
Tum bin aur na dooja, aas karoon jiski
Om jai Jagdish Hare
You are my mother and my father; in whom else shall I take refuge? Without you there is no other in whom I can place my hope.
तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तरयामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तरयामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
Tum pooran Paramatma, tum antaryami, Swami tum antaryami
Parabrahma Parameshwar, tum sab ke swami
Om jai Jagdish Hare
You are the complete Supreme Self, the one who dwells within every heart. You are the transcendent Brahman, the Supreme Lord, the master of all.
तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं मूरख खल कामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
Tum karuna ke sagar, tum palankarta, Swami tum palankarta
Main moorakh khal kami, kripa karo bharta
Om jai Jagdish Hare
You are the ocean of compassion, the protector and sustainer of all. I am foolish, wicked and full of desire; be gracious to me, O my Lord and provider.
तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूँ दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
Tum ho ek agochar, sabke pranpati, Swami sabke pranpati
Kis vidhi miloon dayamay, tumko main kumati
Om jai Jagdish Hare
You are the One, beyond the reach of the senses, the lord of every living breath. O merciful one, by what means can I, so poor in understanding, come to meet you?
दीनबन्धु दुखहर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे।
अपने हाथ उठाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
Deenbandhu dukhharta, Thakur tum mere, Swami rakshak tum mere
Apne haath uthao, dwaar pada tere
Om jai Jagdish Hare
Friend of the helpless, remover of sorrow, you are my Lord and my protector. Raise your hand to bless me; I lie at your door.
विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
Vishay vikaar mitao, paap haro Deva, Swami paap haro Deva
Shraddha bhakti badhao, santan ki seva
Om jai Jagdish Hare
Wipe away my attachment to the objects of the senses and my faults; take away my sins, O God. Increase my faith and devotion, and my service to the saints.
तन मन धन सब कुछ है तेरा, स्वामी सब कुछ है तेरा।
तेरा तुझको अर्पण, क्या लागे मेरा॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
Tan man dhan sab kuchh hai tera, Swami sab kuchh hai tera
Tera tujhko arpan, kya laage mera
Om jai Jagdish Hare
Body, mind and wealth, everything is yours, my Lord. I offer you what is already yours; what is there that is mine?
Om Jai Jagdish Hare is sung at the close of puja across North India and the diaspora, before the deity with lamp and bell. Though addressed to Vishnu, its words are addressed to the one supreme God, so it is sung after the aarti of almost any deity, at weddings, festivals and daily worship. Its nine verses form a complete prayer: praise, refuge, confession, a plea for grace, and the surrender of everything one has.
Om Jai Jagdish Hare is probably the most widely sung aarti in the Hindi-speaking world. It was written around 1870 by Pandit Shraddha Ram Phillauri (1837–1881), a Sanatani scholar and reformer from Phillaur in Punjab, who also wrote one of the first novels in Hindi, Bhagyavati. Though addressed to Vishnu as Jagdish, “lord of the universe”, its words speak to the one supreme God, and it is sung at the close of almost any puja, in homes and temples, at weddings and festivals, often after the aarti of the particular deity being worshipped.
The hymn moves from praise to surrender. It begins by naming God as the one who removes the troubles of devotees in a moment, calls him mother and father, the indwelling Self (antaryami) and the ocean of compassion, confesses the singer’s own failings, and ends with the simplest offering of all: “Everything I have is yours; I offer you what is already yours.”
Several lines are sung differently from family to family: for example “Main moorakh khal kami” (I am foolish, wicked and full of desire) is often sung as “Main sevak tum swami” (I am the servant, you the master). The last verse, “Tan man dhan sab kuchh hai tera“, is a later addition sung almost everywhere. Some versions close with a signature verse naming the poet.
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