Ahe Nila Saila

āhe nīḷa śaila prabaḷa matta vāraṇa mo ārata naḷini vanaku kara daḷana

O' blue shaded mountain! Mighty, wild and invincible, On my quiet lotus forest, O' Lord, please do trample.

gajarāja cintā kalā thāi ghora jaḷeṇa cakra peṣi nakra nāśi uddhāriḷa āpaṇa

Elephant lord thought of you amidst very deep water; Disc’s bolt ended alligator and you became its saviour.

ghora vane mṛguṇī ku paḍithilā kaṣaṇa keḍe baḍa vipattiru rakṣākala takṣaṇa

In deep forest, the doe when was shaking in fear; Paring the great danger, You, O' Lord, protected her.

kuru sabhā taḷe suṇi draupadī ra jaṇāṇa koṭi vastra dei hele lajjā kala vāraṇa

Hearing in the Kuru court Draupadi’s sincere entreaty; Giving her crores of clothes, You saved her modesty.

rāvaṇa ra bhāi vibhīṣaṇagaḷā śaraṇa śaraṇa sambhāḷi tāku laṅke kala rājana

Rāvaṇa’s brother Vibhīṣaṇa asked your protective ring; Giving him shelter, O’ Lord, You made him Laṅkā’s king.

prahalāda pitā se je baḍa duṣṭa dāruṇa stambha ru bāhāri tāku vidāriḷa takṣaṇa

Prahalāda’s father who was greatly wicked and violent; From pillar out you came and tore him in a moment.

ajāmila dākā delā prāṇayibā kāḷeṇa eḍe baḍa pāpī galā vaikuṇṭha bhuvana

Ajāmila called your name lifeless as his body strode; Such a great sinner went to the Vaikuṇṭha abode.

nīḷāñcaḷe bije prabhu bauddha avatāreṇa dvibāhu prasāri prabhu jācuacha śaraṇa

At blue zone sitting, O' Lord – You are in enlightened form; And extending two hands, offering help from the storm.

kahe sālabegahīna jāti re muṃ jabana śrīraṅgā caraṇa taḷe paśuachi śaraṇa

Says the poor Sālabega – I who am Muslim by caste, Under the Lord's pink feet, I hereby surrender at last.