Having polished the mirror of my heartwith the dust of my Guru’s feet
I sing the pure fame of the Lord of Raghus
which bestows the four fruits of life
Knowing this body devoid of intelligence,
I recall the son of the Wind
Grant me strength, wit and wisdom
and remove my sorrow and short comings
Victory to Hanuman ocean of wisdom and virtue
Hail Monkey Lord, illuminator of the three worlds
Ram’s emissary, abode of matchless power
Anjani’s son, named Son of Wind
Great Hero mighty as thunderbolt
remover of evil thoughts and companion of the good
Golden-hued and splendidly adorned
with heavy earrings and curly locks
In your hands shine mace and banner
a sacred thread of munja grass adorns your shoulder
You are Shiva’s son and Keshari’s joy
your glory is revered throughout the world
Supremely wise, virtuous and clever
you are always intent on Ram’s work
You delight in hearing of the Lords deeds,
Ram, Lakshman and Sita dwell in your heart
Assuming tiny form you appeared to Sita,
and in an awesome guise you burned Lanka
Taking dreadful form you slaughtered demons
and completed Ram’s mission
Brining magical herb you revived Lakshman
and Ram embraced you with delight
Greatly did the Raghu praise you-
“Brother you are as dear to me as Bharat!”
“May the thousand-mouthed serpent sing your fame”
so saying Sri’s Lord drew you to himself
Sanak and the sages, Brahma, Gods and great saints
Narad, Saraswati and the king of serpents
Yama, Kuber and the guardians of four quadrants
poets and scholars now can express your glory
You rendered great service to Sugriva
presenting him to Ram, you gave him kingship
Vibhashan heeded your counsel
and became Lord of Lanka as all the worlds know
Though the sun is thousand miles away
you swallowed it thinking it a sweet fruit
Holding the Lord’s ring in your mouth
it is no surprise you leapt the ocean
Every arduous task in this worldbecomes easy by your grace
You are the guardian of Ram’s doornone enters without your leave
Taking refuge in you one finds all delight
those you protect know no fear
You alone can withstand your own splendorthe three worlds tremble at your roar
Ghosts and goblins cannot come near
Great Hero, when your name is uttered
All disease and pain is eradicated,
brave Hanuman by constant repetition of your name
Hanuman releases from affliction
those who remember him in thought word and deed
Ram the renunciant reigns over all
you carry out his every task
One who brings any earning to you
obtains the fruit of abundant life
Your splendor fills the four ages
your glory is famed throughout the world
You are the guardian of saints and sages
the destroyer of demons, the darling of Ram
You grant 8 powers and 9 treasures
by the boon you received from mother Janaki
You hold the elixir of Ram’s name
and remain eternally his servant
Singing your praise one finds Ram
and the sorrow of countless lives are destroyed
At death one goes to Ram’s own abode
born there as God’s devotee
Give no thought to any other deity
worshiping Hanuman one finds all delight
All affliction ceases, all pain is removed
by remembering the mighty hero Hanuman
Victory, victory, victory to Hanuman
be merciful even as is the divine master
Whoever recites this a hundred times
is released from bondage and gains bliss
One who reads this Hanuman chalisa
gains success – Gauri’s Lord bears witness
Says Tulsidas, Hari’s constant servant“Lord make thy encampment in my Heart”
Son of Wind, banisher of sorrow
and embodiment of blessing
Dwell in my heart, kind of Gods,
together with Ram, Lakshman and Sita
Son of wind, embodiment of all blessings
you destroy the root of all that is harmful and inauspicious in our lives
Shree Ram, Hail Ram, Victory, Victory Ram
Shree Ram, Hail Ram, Victory, Victory Ram
