MANE CHILO ÁSHÁ, MOR BHÁLOBÁSÁ
TOMÁRE BÁNDHITE PÁRIBE
PÁVINI BHÁVITE ÁMÁR MÁLÁTE
KIIT́ER KÁLIMÁ THÁKIBE
TOMÁRE BÁNDHITE PÁRIBE
SÁGARER MAŃI TUMI PRIYATAM
ÁKÁSHER TÁRÁ UJJVALATAM
JINÁNE SHAKTITE TOMÁRE DHARITE
SABÁRE VIPHAL HOTE HOBE
TOMÁRE BÁNDHITE PÁRIBE
THÁKIÁ JÁIBE MOR BHÁLOBÁSÁ
ANANTAKÁL BUKE NIYE ÁSHÁ
TOMÁRE MANANE SHUDHÁI
GOPANE HRDAYE ÁSIBE KABE
TOMÁRE BÁNDHITE PÁRIBE
MANE CHILO ÁSHÁ, MOR BHÁLOBÁSÁ
TOMÁRE BÁNDHITE PÁRIBE
There was hope in my mind
that my love for You would bind You.
I had not thought that in my garland,
spots of insects could have been present.
O most beloved,
You are the gem of the ocean,
the brightest star in the sky.
All attempts to hold You by the power of knowledge
are bound to prove futile.
My love will forever live with hope in my heart.
Hence, I ask You mentally, secretly,
into my heart,
when will You come?