meri payal jhanke bar bar meri payal jhanke bar bar
natraj tumhar aangan me natraj tumhar aangan me
meri payal jhanke bar bar meri payal jhanke bar bar
hira moti sona chandi kachu nahi
mangu mai darshan dete raho bas
yahi mangu mai bhagti ke jal se
ye charan pakharu mai ankhiyo
ke dou diyo se arti utaru mai
arti utaru mai

meri payal jhanke bar bar meri payal jhanke bar bar
natraj tumhar aangan me meri payal jhanke bar bar
meri payal jhanke bar bar bholi bhali bala hu mai
chaturi janu na bhala kya hai
bura kya hai abhi pehchanu na
dekho prabhu ji koi mohe bharmaye na sat ka ujala
mere jiwan se jaye na jiwan se jaye na

meri payal jhanke bar bar
meri payal jhanke bar bar
natraj tumhar aangan me
natraj tumhar aangan me
meri payal jhanke bar bar
meri payal jhanke bar bar

My anklets chime, again and again,
in Nataraj's courtyard, in Nataraj's realm.
My anklets chime, again and again.

No gems I seek, no gold's allure,
I only crave your constant gaze.
From the snare of fleeting days, I long to be free,
to wash your feet with my very eyes,
and with the twin lamps of my tears, to offer you my worship,
to offer you my worship.

My anklets chime, again and again,
in Nataraj's courtyard, in Nataraj's realm.
My anklets chime, again and again.

I know not cleverness, nor the face of right,
nor wrong, I yet cannot discern.
Lord, let no deceit ensnare me,
lest the light of truth depart from my life,
depart from my life.

My anklets chime, again and again.
My anklets chime, again and again.
In Nataraj's courtyard, in Nataraj's realm.
In Nataraj's courtyard, in Nataraj's realm.
My anklets chime, again and again.
My anklets chime, again and again.