Sai Ve Sadi Fariyad Tere Tayi Lyrics & Its English Translation – Prayer for the Soul

In the journey of life, one must take time out for the soul. I do it by reciting Sai Ve Sadi Fariyad Tere Tayi lyrics because they are pure magic! This song makes me feel closer to virtue and calms the voice in me that screams spirituality.

It’s funny how I have loved this song for ages, yet it wasn’t until I penned this blog down that I understood it in its entirety.

It’s (sort of) like singing Hanuman Chalisa daily but not knowing the lyrics word for word. But, well, I have things sorted for Satinder Sartaj’s Sai ve song. It is THE best prayer for the soul. You have to believe me, please. Just go through the lyrics with the English translation, and you’d know. Your heart would know! Go on.

Sai Ve Sadi Fariyad Lyrics with English Translation

Stanza – 1

Koyi Ali aakhe, Koyi vali aakhe Koyi kahe daata, sache malka nu Meinu samaj na Ave, ki naam deva Es gol chakki diyan chalka nu

कोई अली आखे कोई वली आखे, कोई कहे दाता सचे मालिका नु । मेनू समज न आवे की नाम देवा,  एस गोल चकी दिया चालका नु ॥

• Some say “Ali”, some say “Wali”   

• Some say “Daata/God” to the one who is the master of all.

• I don’t understand what name to give 

• To the one who runs (chalka meaning: chalaane wala) this round-shaped (round like a flour grinder) universe. 

Stanza – 2

Ruh da asal malak ohi maniye ji Jida naam laiye tan sarur hove Akha khuliya nu mehboob disey Akha band hovan tan hazur hove

रूह दा असल मालिक ओही मानिये जी,  जिदा नाम लईए ता सरुर होवे । अखा खुलिया नू महबूब दिस्से,  अखा बंद होवण ता हुजुर होवे ॥

• Consider the soul’s true master to only be 

• The one whose name, when taken, gives intoxication (sarur – It’s such a beautiful emotion! I can’t stop picturing people dancing in Vrindavan’s Iskon Temple, admirers standing for hours at Nada Sahib Gurudwara for darshan, devotees passionately creating a vibe with “Saare bolo – Ja Maata Di” during Vaishno Devi chadhayi, and youngsters taking turns carrying Kawad during Kawad Yatra. Sarur – I would love to witness this emotion someday. One day.)

• Eyes, when opened, see the Lord (beloved)

• Eyes, when closed, witness the Lord (true master) 

Stanza – 3

koyi soan vele koyi naaun vele koyi gaun vele tenu yaad karda ik nazar tu mehar di maar Sai sartaaj v khara faryaad karda!

कोई सौन वेले कोई नहान वेले,  कोई गौण वेले तैनू याद करदा । एक नजर तू मेहर दी मार साईं,  “सरताज” वी खड़ा फरयाद करदा ॥

• Some while sleeping, some while bathing,

• Some while singing – remember you and your grace.

• Give one glance of kindness, O Sai/Lord (Because even half of it does WONDERS)

• Satinder Sartaaj (The Lyricist of this song) is standing, praying for it – for one glance of kindness.

Stanza – 4

Sai ve sadi fariyad tere tayi Sai ve baaho fadd beda banne laayi Sai ve mere’aan gunaha nu lukaai Sai ve haazra huzoor ve tu aayi

साईं वे साढी फरियाद तेरे ताहि,  साईं वे बह्हो फ़ढ़ बेड़ा बन्ने लाई । साईं वे मेरेआं गुनाहा नु लुकाई,  साईं वे हाजरा हजूर वे तू आई ॥ (2)

• O Lord, our request is made to you. (Because where else can we even go, and who else will listen!)

• O Lord, take us by our arms to the other side of life. (Insight – Bedha in Urdu is a small ship. When we say “bedha garq”, it means a destroyed ship/troubled times. When we say “bedha paar”, it signifies a ship landing safely on the other end of the shore. It is commonly used as a spiritual metaphor to signify reaching that side of life where nirvana is attained.)

• O Lord, hide my sins. (While we can interpret the work “lukaai” as “forgive”, I’ll like to go by the literal meaning and believe that it means “hide”. That’s because our sins must be hidden from the ones who can use them wrongly against us, make us feel terrible about them, and hinder our growth. Only the almighty can help us keep them under wraps so we can work in silence.)

• O Lord, do come to my rescue when I call you. 

Sai Ve Sadi Fariyad – Meanings in English/Hindi

1. Sai Meaning in English – O Lord, Divine Powers
2. Sai Meaning in Hindi – Hey Bhagwan
3. Fariyaad Meaning in English – Request/Appeal
4. Fariyad Meaning in Hindi – Duhaai
5. Saadi Meaning in English – Ours
6. Saadi meaning in Hindi – Hmaari
7. Tayi Meaning in English – Tayin is an Urdu word that means assessment/judgement
8. Tayi Meaning in Hindi – Vichaar
9. Ve meaning – It’s an adverb/a colloquial fluff word used in Punjabi for a boy/man. Example – “Jaspreet ve” just like “Jaspreet Ji/Bro/Bhai”
10. Bedha Meaning in Hindi – Naav
11. Bedha Meaning in English – Ship

Stanza – 5

Sai ve fera maskeena val payi Sai ve bol khaak sara de pugai Sai ve hak vich fesle sunai Sai ve holi holi khamiya ghatai

साईं वे फेरा मस्कीना वाल पाई,  साईं वे बोल काक सारा दे पुगई । साईं वे हक विच फैसले सुनाई,  साईं वे हौली –हौली खामिया घटाई ।

• O Lord, come to our humble abode. (“Fera daalna” is a punjabi rasm where the girl comes to her home for the first time after her wedding. “Maskeen” means humble.)

• O Lord, let the wrongly interpreted words make sense.

• O Lord, give verdict in favour of justice. (The essence of this line should be a part of everyone’s prayer because so many innocents get punished for crimes they never committed.)

• O Lord, lessen my flaws with time. (What an absolute delight this line is! My favourite.)

Stanza – 6

Sai ve mein nu mere andro mukai Sai ve digiye tan farr ke uthai Sai ve dekhi na bharose ajmai Sai ve aukhe sokhe raha cho kadai

साईं वे मेनू मेरे अन्द्रो मुकाई,  साईं जे डीगिये ता फर के उठाई । साईं वे देखि ना भरोसे आजमाई,  साईं वे औखे -सौखे रहा चो काढायीं ।

• O Lord, put an end to the ego inside me. 

• O Lord, hold and lift me if I fall. (Wow!)

• O Lord, don’t test the faith that I have in you. (Because who will I turn to if I fail the test?)

• O Lord, guide me through life’s paths – both easy and difficult. 

(Can there be a more beautiful prayer than this one – Sai Ve Sadi Fariyad Tere Tayi?)

Stanza – 7

O Sai ve kala nu v hor chamkai Sai ve sura nu bithade thaon thai Sai ve taal vich turna sikhai Sai ve saaz russ gaye tan manai Sai ve ena naal vaad v garai Sai ve akhra da meil tu karayi

ओ साईं, कला नु वी होर चमकाई,  वे सूरा नु बिठा दे थो – थाई । साईं वे ताल विच तुरना सिखाई,  साईं वे साज रूस गए ता मनाई । साईं वे ऐहना नाल आवाज़ वे रालायी,  साईं वे अखरा दा मेल तू कराइ ।

• O Lord, better my skills and make them shine. (Be it singing, writing, dancing, painting, or anything.)

• O Lord, place the musical notes exactly where they should be, giving a soulful effect to my music. 

• O Lord, teach me/my music to be in rhythm. 

• O Lord, help me pacify my instruments if they ever sulk.

• O Lord, help me talk things out with them as well.

• O Lord, match my words with my instruments. 

This part of Punjabi song Sai Ve Sadi Fariyad Tere Tayi lyrics is focused on what the lyricist/singer wants for himself, and he’s done it so beautifully.

Stanza – 8

Sai ve kanni kise geet di farai Sai ve shabda da sath v nibhai Sai ve nagme nu farr ke jagai Sai ve shayri ch asar vaSai

साईं वे कन्नी किसे गीत दी फडाई,  साईं वे शब्दा दा साथ वी निभाई । साईं वे नगमे नू फड़ के जगाई,  साईं वे शायरी च असर वखायीं ।

• O Lord, give me the corner of a song to hold on to. (kanni = corner)

• O Lord, let the words of that song play together too. 

• O Lord, awaken the songs in me. (Nagme = songs)

• O Lord, sweeten the essence of my poetry. (Ah, a wish every writer/poet makes!)

Stanza – 9

Sai ve jazbe di veil nu vadhai Sai ve ghut ghut sabnu piyaiye Sai ve ishqe da nasha v charai Sai ve serr tu khyala nu karayi Sai ve tarya te desh leke jai Sai ve sufia de vangra nachai

साईं वे ज़ज्बे दी वाले नु वडाई,  साईं वे गुट-गुट सब नु पेआयीं । साईं वे इश्कुए दा नशा वी चाडायीं,  साईं वे सैर तू ख्यालां नू कराई । साईं वे तारेआं दे देश ली के जावीं,  साईं वे सुफियान दे वांगरा नचाई ।

• O Lord, increase the fire of passion within me. (Oh my! Spot-on.)

• O Lord, let everyone taste this passion, one sip at a time. (It’ll be surreal if one gets to taste it.)

• O Lord, intoxicate me with your love.

• O Lord, take my thoughts on a spiritual journey.

• O Lord, take me to the world of stars, away from life and death.

• O Lord, make me dance like mystics (Sufis).

Stanza – 10

Sai ve asi sajj bethe chai chai Sai ve thodi bauti ada v sikhai Sai ve mere naal naal tu v gai Sai ve laaj sartaj di bachai

साईं वे असी सज बैठे चाईं-चाईं,  साईं वे थोड़ी बौती अदा वी सिखाई । साईं वे मेरे नाल- नाल तू वे गायीं । साईं वे साईं लाज सरताज दी बचाई,

• O Lord, we are all dolled up, waiting for you.

• O Lord, teach us how to be graceful.

• O Lord, sing along with me.

• O Lord, keep my honour safe. (That’s what I have seen my parents pray all their life, and this prayer has everything. EVERYTHING!)

Stanza – 11

Sai ve bhulya nu ungli farai Sai ve agey ho ke raha roshnai Sai ve nehreya ch pale na churayi Sai ve zindagi de bol nu pukayi Sai ve fikra nu hava ch urayi Sai ve sare lagey daag v dhuvayi Sai ve sile sile naina nu sukai

साईं वे भुलेये नू ऊँगली फराई । साईं वे अग्गे हो के राह रोषनयी,  साईं वे नेहरा विच पल्ले ना छुडायीं । साईं वे जिंदगी दे भोज नु चुकाई,  साईं वे फिखारा नु हवा च उढाई । साईं वे सारे लगे दाग वी धोअई,  साईं वे सिले-सिले नैना नु सुखाई ।

• O Lord, give your finger to those who have lost their way.

• O Lord, come forth to light up our paths.

• O Lord, don’t pull your support away when it’s time for us to cross the river that will take us to the other side of mortal life.

• O Lord, help us bear the burden of life.

• O Lord, blow our worries into the air.

• O Lord, wash away all the stains of our soul and let us come clean of all the charges.

• O Lord, dry up the tears in our eyes. (Such a beautiful way to ask the Lord to relieve us of every pain that causes tears.)

This paragraph is my absolute favourite. I am sure Sartaj Singh (the lyricist and singer of this song: “Sai Ve Sadi Fariyad Tere Tayi”) was working under divine guidance during this time. There’s no other thing that can explain the surreal beauty of the words he has penned. 

Stanza – 12

Sai ve dila de gulaab mehkai Sai ve bas patti pyaar di parai Sai ve paak saaf ruha nu milai Sai ve bachya de vangu samjhai Sai ve mare kamo ghurr ke hatai Sai ve khoteya nu khare ch milayi

साईं वे दिला दे गुलाब महकाई,  साईं वे बस पट्टी प्यार दी पढ़ाईं । साईं वे पाक साफ़ रहा नु मलाई,  साईं वे बच्चेआ दे वंगु समझाईं । साईं वे माड़े कामो घूर के हटाई,  साईं वे खोटेया नु खरे च मिलाई ।

• O Lord, make the roses of my heart fragrant. (Make my heart so good and bless it so profusely that it spreads soothing fragrances.)

• O Lord, teach me love and only love. (Because anything else will take us away from the path of spirituality.)

• O Lord, unite me with pure and clean souls. (“Paak” means pure and “saaf” means clean)

• O Lord, explain me like one explains the kids. (i.e. with patience and love)

• O Lord, stare at me and drive me away from bad deeds. (How can something be so beautiful! How. This is the prayer for the soul indeed. Here, the singer requests the Lord to act like a parent who stares at their kids when they are about to do something wrong. Can there be a better prayer? I don’t think so!)

• O Lord, mix the bad with the good. (So the bad can turn into good humans.)

Part – 13

Sai ve lohe naal paras ghasaai Sai ve mehnta de mul v puvai Sai ve marya de mandi na vikai Sai ve dekhi hun derr na lagai

साईं वे लोहे नाल पारस कसाई,  साईं वे मेहेंता दे मूल वे पवाई । ओ साईं वे मारेया दी मंदी न विखाई,  साईं वे देखि हून देर न लगाई ।

• O Lord, rub Iron with Paras i.e. Philosopher’s stone. (Insight: Paras is a stone that can turn anything into gold with its touch.)

• O Lord, let people reap the true rewards of their efforts. (Wow!)

• O Lord, don’t let the markets of the bad prosper. (Because when good things happen to the bad, they continue doing the bad. Karma should hit them so they can realise their folly.)

• O Lord, don’t take too long to grant the wishes of this prayer. 

Stanza – 14

Sai ve dara’n te khare han kherr pai Sai ve mehra vale meeh v varSai Sai ve akla de ghare nu bharai Sai ve gumbad garur de girai Sai ve agg vangu hosle pugai Sai ve ambra ton soch mangwai

साईं वे दारां ते खरे हा खैर पाई,  साईं वे महरा वाले मीह वि वरसाई । साईं वे अकला दे घड़े नु पराई,  साईं वे घुम्बद गरूर दे गिराई । साईं वे आग वंगु हौसले पखाई,  साईं वे अम्बरा तोह सोच मंगवाई ।

• O Lord, we’re standing at your door; please do good to us. (Insight: The wordplay of “khare” and “Khair” is pretty. This line has just what it takes to make a poetic piece soothing.)

• O Lord, pour the rains of your blessings. 

• O Lord, fill the vessel of our minds with nurturing virtues. 

• O Lord, shatter the domes of arrogance. 

• O Lord, keep our spirits as high as the flames of the fire. 

• O Lord, let our thoughts come from the heavens. 

Stanza – 15

Sai ve aape vaaj maar ke bulai Sai ve hun sanu kol v bithai Sai ve apne hi rang ch rangai Sai mein har vele kara Sai Sai Sai ve totey vangu bol v ratai

साईं वे अपे वाज़ मार के बुलाई,  साईं वे हुन सानु कोल वे बिठाई । साईं वे अपने ही रंग च रंगाई,  साईं वे मैं हर वेहले करां साईं साईं । साईं वे तोते वांगु बोल वी रटाई,

• O Lord, call us and guide us yourself.

• O Lord, make us sit right beside you. 

• O Lord, colour us in your colour. 

• O Lord, make me sing your name every day, every moment. 

• O Lord, make me repeat your name like a parrot. 

Stanza – 16

Sai ve atma da diva v jagai Sai ve anhad naad cherr jai Sai ve ruhani koi taal cherr jai Sai ve sachi sartaj hi banaiii

साईं वे आत्मा दा दीवा वी जगाई । साईं वे अनहद नाद तू वजाई,  साईं वे रूहानी कोई तार छेड़ जाईं । साईं वे सच्ची सरताज वी बनाई ।।

• O Lord, kindle the diya of my soul.

• O Lord, play the eternal music in my soul. (Insight: Anhad Naad is the sound of the cosmos. It is the ultimate sound that transcends space and time; it has no beginning and end. It is the sound that is talked about in every spiritual book – the sound one must try to listen to while meditating. Isn’t it beautiful – the way Sartaj Singh has referred to something so deep in so few words!)

• O Lord, touch some divine chord inside of me.

• O Lord, make me what my name says I am – Sartaj i.e. a master of one’s field. (I assume he wanted to achieve mastery in music, and he has indeed!)

That’s all!

Did you love Sai Ve Sadi Fariyad Tere Tayi Lyrics? I thought so! If I interpreted something wrong or you have a different interpretation, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment. It’s a safe and fun place to share. Well, I plan on making it one. Fingers crossed.

Also, if you have a list of heartfelt divine songs you adore, do share. I’ll love to hear about them and, consequently, listen to them. Until then, let’s take passionate dives into the sea of gratitude every day. Every hour. Every minute. Preferably now. 🙂