# 26 He Ri Sakhi Batlaye mujhe

हे री सखी बतलाय मुझे 
ताल- ग़ज़ल कवाली 

हे री सखी बतलाय मुझे 
पिया के मन-भावन की बतियाँ ।। टेक।।  

गुणहीन मलिन शरीर मेरा, कुछ हार सिंगार 
किया भी नहीं । नहि जानू मैं प्रेम की बात कोई   
मेरी कांपत है डर से छतियाँ ।।१।।

पिया अंदर महल विराज रहे,  घर काजन मे अटकाय  
रही । नहिं एक घड़ी पल संग किया 
विरथा सब बीत गयी रतियाँ ।।२।। 

पिया सोवत ऊंची अटारिन में, जहाँ जीव  
परिंद को गंम नहीं । किस मारग होय के जाय  
मिलूं किस भाँत बनाय लिखूँ पतियाँ ।।३।। 

निज स्वारथ का संसार सभी, किससे अब   
प्रीत करूँ मन में । ब्रह्मानंद पिया हितकार मेरा  
जग भीतर और नहीं गतियाँ ।।४।।

He ri sakhi batlay mujhe
Beat: Gazal kavali

He ri sakhi batlaay mujhe 
Piya k man bhawan ki batiya ||repeat||

Gunheen maleen sharir mera 
Kuch haar singar kiya bhi nahi  
Nahi janu main prem ki baat koi  
Meri kanpat hai dar se chhatiyan ||1|| 

Piya andar mahal viraj rahe 
Ghar kajan me atkaay rahi  
Nahi ek ghadi pal sang kiya  
Virtha sab beet gayi ratiyan. ||2|| 

Piya sovat  oonchi  atarin me. 
Jaha jeev parind ko gamm nahi  
Kis marag hoy k jaay miloon 
Kis bhaant banay likhun patiyan ||3|| 

Nij swarath ka sansar sabhi. 
Kis se ab preet karu mann me  
Bramhanand piya hitkaar mera. 
Jag bheetar aur nahi gatiyan  ||4|| 

Word Meaning

Sakhi = friend (of female) ;  batlaay = tell ; piya = beloved  
Man bhawan = pleasing/ favorite ; batiyaan= Talks  
Gunheen = meritless ; malin = dirty ;.
Haar-singar = ornamentation - make up; 
kanpat= palpitate ; chhatiyan = bossoms / heart 
Viraj = sitting ; atkaay = engaged ;  ghadi-pal = moment  
Virtha = in vain ;  Atari = tower building ; marag = path 
Bhanti = way of doing ; patiyan = letters ; 
swarath = selfishness ;  preet = love ; 
hitkaar = beneficial ; gatiyan = way to go

Semantics:

Oh, my friend, please tell me, what are my beloved’s favorite words?

My body is unclean, devoid of grace; I wear no ornament, nor makeup on my face.

I do not know the language of love, my heart trembles with fear.

Alas! I was absorbed in household chores, while my sweetheart waited within the palace.

Not a moment did I spend with my beloved, and the nights slipped away in vain.

My dear one sleeps in a lofty tower, where no creature or bird can reach.

How can I ever meet him? How can I send him a message?

Swami Brahmanand says, "This world is filled with selfishness; whom should I love but the Divine?"

My beloved is my only refuge; there is no other way but to worship God.

Connotation: 
   
               Swamiji wishes for someone to show him how to allure his beloved, the Divine, who is God. He reflects on his sins, realizing that he never remembered God, wasting his time in bliss and luxury.

He acknowledges that God is far beyond this world, unreachable by those who feel separate from Him.

Ultimately, Swamiji concludes that the world is full of selfishness, and the most beneficial path is to love and worship God. Brahmaanand ji says there is no other way but this.