# लाल मैं या | Lal Main Ya

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/lal-main-ya-546

Kirtan ID: 546

Raag: Dhanashri · धनाश्री

Occasion: Shri Krishna Ki Bal Lila · श्री कृष्णा की बाललीला

Updated: 2026-11-03

## Original text

लाल मैं या छबि ऊपर बारी । बलि गोपाल लगै इन नयनन रोग बलाय तुम्हारी ॥१॥ कुटिल अलक मोहन मुख बिहँसन भ्रकुटी बिकट लिलारी । मनहुँ कमल अलि शावक पंगति उड़त मधुर छबि भारी ॥२॥ लोचन ललित कपोलनि काजर छबि उपजत अधिकारी । सुखमें सुख औरौ रुचि बाढ़त हँसत देत किलकारी ॥३॥ अल्प दशन कलबल करि बोलत बुध नहीं परत बिचारी । निकसत जोत अधरनके बीच मानों विधिमें बिज्जु उजारी ॥४॥ सुंदरताकौ पार न पावत रूप देख महतारी । सूर सिंधुकी बूंद भई मिलि मति गति दृष्टि हमारी ॥५॥

## English meaning

लाल मैं या | Lal Main Ya

(राग धनाश्री | Raga Dhanashri)

लाल मैं या छबि ऊपर बारी । बलि गोपाल लगै इन नयनन रोग बलाय तुम्हारी ॥१॥
“My darling Gopal, I would gladly offer myself for this beautiful form of Yours. May any illness or misfortune that might befall You come upon my eyes instead.” ॥१॥

कुटिल अलक मोहन मुख बिहँसन भ्रकुटी बिकट लिलारी । मनहुँ कमल अलि शावक पंगति उड़त मधुर छबि भारी ॥२॥
“Your lovely curls, charming smile, beautifully arched eyebrows, and forehead are so delightful! They look like a row of young bees hovering over a lotus, creating a wonderfully beautiful sight.” ॥२॥

लोचन ललित कपोलनि काजर छबि उपजत अधिकारी । सुखमें सुख औरौ रुचि बाढ़त हँसत देत किलकारी ॥३॥
“Your beautiful eyes and the kajal adorning Your cheeks add greatly to Your loveliness. As You smile and give joyful little cries, happiness upon happiness arises, and Your beauty becomes even more delightful.” ॥३॥

अल्प दशन कलबल करि बोलत बुध नहीं परत बिचारी । निकसत जोत अधरनके बीच मानों विधिमें बिज्जु उजारी ॥४॥
“Your tiny teeth shine as You speak in sweet, playful, baby-like sounds. Their beauty is beyond understanding or description. The brightness appearing between Your lips looks like a flash of lightning shining in the sky.” ॥४॥

सुंदरताकौ पार न पावत रूप देख महतारी । सूर सिंधुकी बूंद भई मिलि मति गति दृष्टि हमारी ॥५॥
“Beholding Your beautiful form, Mother Yashoda cannot find any limit to Your loveliness. Surdas says, ‘My thoughts, awareness, and gaze have become completely absorbed in this beauty, like a drop of water merging into the ocean.’” ॥५॥

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