Payoji Maine Nama Ratana Dhana Payo
pāyo jī, maine nāma raṭana dhana pāyo ( pāyo jī,
maiṅ to nāma raṭana dhana pāyo )
I have found, yes, I have found the wealth of the gem of chanting the Holy Name.
bastu amolaka dī mere satguru, kirpā kari apanāyo
My true spiritual master gave me a priceless thing. With his grace, I accepted it.
janma janma kī puñjī pāī, jaga meṅ sabai khovāyo
I found the treasure of my several births; I have lost the whole rest of the world.
kharcai nahiṅ koī, cora na levai,
dina dina baḍhata savāyo
No one can spend it, no one can steal it. Day by day it increases one and a quarter times.
sat kī nāva khevaṭiyā satguru, bhavasāgara tara āyo
On the boat of truth, the boatman was my true guru. I came across the ocean of existence.
mīrā ke prabhu giridhara nāgara,
harakha harakha jasa gāyo
The Lord of Mira Bai is the Courtly Lord Giridhara, of whom I merrily, merrily sing His glories.
Translation
I have found, yes, I have found the wealth of the gem of chanting the Holy Name.
My true spiritual master gave me a priceless thing. With his grace, I accepted it.
I found the treasure of my several births; I have lost the whole rest of the world.
No one can spend it, no one can steal it. Day by day it increases one and a quarter times.
On the boat of truth, the boatman was my true guru. I came across the ocean of existence.
The Lord of Mira Bai is the Courtly Lord Giridhara, of whom I merrily, merrily sing His glories.
Notes
The song presented above is the original bhajan Mira Bai had written. Many people, incorrectly, know of this song as " payoji maine rāma ratana dhana payo " which means "yes, indeed, I have attained the jewel of Lord Rama." It is often rendered in Raga Pahadi in Bhajani Tala.