Translation

(1) 1-686: Prabhujī tum chandan ham pānī

Raidas

Prabhujī tum chandan, ham pānī;

Prabhu! You are sandalwood and we are water.

 Jākī ang ang bās samānī...

Each part of your body is filled with that [fragrance of the sandalwood].

Prabhujī, tum ghanvan, ham morā;

Prabhu! You are a dark rain cloud and we are peacocks.

 jaīse chītvat chandra chakorā... Prabhu 1

[We crave your darshan] just as the chakor bird (type of partridge) gazes at the moon with obsession.

Prabhujī, tum dīpak, ham bātī;

Prabhu! You are a flame and we are a stick.

 jākī jyoti barai din rātī... Prabhu 2

Your flame burns all day and night.

Prabhujī, tum motī, ham dhāgā;

Prabhu! You are a pearl and we are the thread.

 jaīse sonhi milat sohāgā... Prabhu 3

Just as fragrance is added to gold (i.e. something good was made even better).

Prabhujī, tum Swāmī, ham dāsā;

Prabhu! You are the master and we are your servants.

 aisī bhakti kare Raidāsā... Prabhu 4

Raidas worships you with devotion [of servitude].

Note: some kirtans have been translated using AI. Kirtans naturally contain many types of imagery and hence can be open to interpretation. In some cases, the base translation by AI may have been modified to provide a simple translation when possible.