Gujarati Arti
Gujarati Arti
To hear Jane Brown’s exquisite Western-style version (arranged by Raphael Rudd), please visit JaiBaba.com.
Listen to the Gujarati Arti, by Meher Baba. We have heard that the tune is based on a traditional Gujarati melody. The vocalist is a well-known Indian Woman singer, Milan Singh.
THE GUJARATI ARTI: BUJAVE NAAR
For the musical notation, please visit Avatar Meher Baba Israel
From Lord Meher by Bhau Kalchuri (vol. 3, pp. 773-74):
…Sometime earlier, Mohan Shahane had written an arti for Baba in Marathi, which was being sung at all the gatherings. The mandali, however, wished to have an arti composed in Gujarati, and so Baba told them to write one, but none of the songs satisfied Baba.
Finally, on January 11th, 1926, Meher Baba wrote his own arti called Bujave Naar, which later became known as the Gujarati Arti. [English translation follows.]
O God, command that the fire of ignorance be extinguished!
Bestow upon Your lovers the light of faith for which they long.
O Master Meher Baba! We lay our heads at Your feet.
O Meher Baba! You are the One who knows the original state of God.
You are the Lord of Truth! You are the lover and Beloved in one.
You are the torrent of Infinite Knowledge and the Ocean of Oneness.
O Beloved, bestow upon us seekers the knowledge of Ezad.
For You, Paramatma, are omniscient, Divine Knowledge Itself!
Intoxicate us by making us drink from the cup of love divine.
Oh Saki, promise us a cup of wine! We offer our lives in sacrifice to You.
Our ship founders in mid-ocean; only if You steer can we remain afloat.
O Meher Baba! You are our captain and protector!
Transliterations:
Bujave nār jehelatni
Yē ker kūdratne farmān tu
Chhē lāgi āsh bhaktōne
Ke bakhshe nūre-iman tu
Ayā murshid Meher Baba
Charanpe tujnā dharāye sar
Khudānā zāt-thī vākef
Thai bēthō Meherbān tu:
Tu chhē mālik hakiqatnū
Tu āshek bhī ne aref bhī
Tu chhē darīya-e-wahedat
Mārefatno hôi tufari tu
Hamō rehrav me ây sālik
Bakh-sh-jadnyan īzadnu
Ke tu parmātma dnyānī
Chhē ne muktyar-e-irfan tu
Khudānā prēmno pyālo
Pilāvi mast hamne ker
Chhē tuj per jan sadke
Saqiyā api-de paymari tu
Hamārī nāv bhar dariye
Tarave tōō hame tariye
Hamara nakhuda ay Meher Bābā
Chhē nighebāṅ tu.
[Donkin’s Diaries (Sheriar Foundation, 2011), pp. 196-97]
Bujaawe naar jallatani aye kar kudratnay farma too
Chhe laagi aas bhaktoney kay bakshay nooray ima too
Aiya moorshad Meher Baba charanpar toojna dhariyay sar
Khoodana zat thi vakef thai betho Meherba too
Too chhe malik hakikatno too aashek bhi nay aaref bhi
Too chhe dariya aye vahedat marefat no hoi toofa too
Humo raherav nay aiy saalek bakhash jay gnyaan eezad noo
Kay too Paramatma gnyaani chhe nay mookhtaar irfaa too
Khoodana premno pyalo pilaavi must hamnay kar
Chhe toojapur jaan sadkay saakiya aapi day paima too
Humaari naav bhar dariyay taraavay tow humay tariyay
Humaara nakhooda aiy Meher Baba chhe nighebaa too.
Humaara nakhooda aiy Meher Baba chhe nighebaa too.
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What a treat to hear Meher Baba’s Gujarati aaarti sung by the Mandali itself. A true blessing.
Also thanks a million for the musical notation of the aarti. I had been wanting that for a looooong time.
Jai Baba
I was wondering if there’s an English translation that is generally considered to be a good one. There seem to be several variations. Thank you! Jai Meher Baba.
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Jai Baba! Missed it in the comment above.
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I must also say the transliteration above is bad.
❓ The Arti has a stanza: Tu ashek bhi ne aref bhi
The Trust translation, apparenetly done by Adi Sr., explains this as:
You are the lover and the beloved in one.
“aref” is derived from the urdu word “irfan” meaning “knowledge”. Therefore, “aref” means “someone possessing knowledge”. Going by this, there is an error in the translation that is widely being circulated and can be found above also.
The translation should be:
You are the lover and the one possessing knowledge.
Donkin’s diary mentions the meaning of “Aref” as described above.
Jai Baba!
I just discovered your website during my search for a good version of the Gujerati Arti; I especially like the version by Milan Singh; upon researching further on Youtube, my hunch that the singer is male and not female as mentioned on your site, was correct!
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