पायो जी मैंने राम रतन धन पायो
Meera Bai's Divine Exstasy and Ram Bhajan
'Payo Ji Maine Ram Ratan Dhan Payo' (पायो जी मैंने राम रतन धन पायो) is an iconic bhajan composed by the 16th-century mystic poet and Krishna devotee, Sant Meera Bai. In this bhajan, Meera Bai declares that she has found the ultimate, imperishable wealth — the jewel of the divine Name (Ram Ratan).
पायो जी मैंने राम रतन धन पायो। पायो जी मैंने राम रतन धन पायो॥
वस्तु अमोलक दी मेरे सतगुरु, किरपा कर अपनायो। पायो जी मैंने राम रतन धन पायो॥
जनम जनम की पूँजी पाई, जग में सभी खोवायो। खर्चे न खूटे चोर न लूटे, दिन दिन बढ़त सवायो॥ पायो जी मैंने राम रतन धन पायो॥
सत की नाव खेवटिया सतगुरु, भवसागर तर आयो। मीरा के प्रभु गिरिधर नागर, हरष हरष जस गायो॥ पायो जी मैंने राम रतन धन पायो॥
It was composed by Sant Meera Bai, a 16th-century mystic poet and an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna. Even though she primarily worshipped Krishna (Giridhar Nagar), she uses 'Ram Ratan' here to denote the nameless, formless Divine Reality.
It translates to 'It never exhausts when spent, nor can a thief ever steal it.' Meera is describing the spiritual wealth of God's name. Unlike money, repeating God's name only multiplies your spiritual wealth, and no one can take it away from you.