dhanya dhanya hai avadhpuri
dhanya waha ki phulwari
jaha ram ne janam liya hai
dhanya waha ke nar nari
dhanya waha ke nar nari

avadhpuri ke uttar disha
dariyo ki dhara bahti hai
raja dasrath raj kare aur
parja chain se rahti hai
parja chain se rahti hai

ann dhan se bharpur ayodhya
teen lok se hai nyari
jaha ram ne janam liya hai
dhanya waha ke nar nari
dhanya waha ke nar nari

cham cham karti chali kamini
hal solah singar kiye
aankho me sansar liye
hatho me sundar har liye
satvanti hai sabhi nariya
sat par apne balihari
jaha ram ne janam liya hai
dhanya waha ke nar nari
dhanya waha ke nar nari

ram lakhan aur bharat shatrughan
char ratan hai raja ke
jinme sabse bade ram hai
pran pyare parja ke
pran pyare parja ke
ram liye dhanwan rakshaso ke
marne ki hai bari
jaha ram ne janam liya hai
dhanya waha ke nar nari
dhanya waha ke nar nari

Blessed, blessed is Ayodhya's shore,
Blessed the gardens that bloom and pour,
Where Rama's spirit first took flight,
Blessed the souls, both dark and bright,
Blessed the souls, both dark and bright.

North of Ayodhya, rivers flow,
King Dasharatha reigns below,
His people rest in tranquil ease,
Beneath the rustling, verdant trees,
Beneath the rustling, verdant trees.

Ayodhya's coffers overflow,
More rich than any land below,
Where Rama's spirit first took flight,
Blessed the souls, both dark and bright,
Blessed the souls, both dark and bright.

The women gleam, a radiant line,
Sixteen adornments, beauty's shrine,
The world reflected in their eyes,
With necklaces of bright sunrise,
With necklaces of bright sunrise.
Pure are these wives, their virtue deep,
Their honor vowed, their secrets keep,
Where Rama's spirit first took flight,
Blessed the souls, both dark and bright,
Blessed the souls, both dark and bright.

Rama, Lakshmana, Bharat, Shatrughan,
The king's four jewels, a blessed clan,
And Rama, eldest, most beloved,
The people's heart, forever wed,
The people's heart, forever wed.
For Rama's hand, the demons fall,
Their deathly shadows start to call,
Where Rama's spirit first took flight,
Blessed the souls, both dark and bright,
Blessed the souls, both dark and bright.