Maa Shayari (Mother)

Verses for the first prayer, the first home — a mother.

In almost every Indian household, the word that needs no shayari is the one that inspires the most: maa. A mother is the first prayer we hear and the home we carry everywhere. These verses try, gently, to say the thing that is hardest to say out loud — thank you, I see everything you did, I notice the sacrifices you never mentioned.

Send them on her birthday, on Mother’s Day, or on an ordinary call home that you want to make a little warmer. Each original verse appears in Devanagari, roman transliteration and English meaning.

माँ की दुआ में वो असर होता है, टूटी किस्मत भी सँवर जाती है।

Maa ki dua mein wo asar hota hai, Tooti kismat bhi sanwar jaati hai.

There is such power in a mother’s prayer that even a broken fate is set right again.

घर की रौनक़ माँ के दम से है, वो हो तो हर कोना रोशन है।

Ghar ki raunaq maa ke dam se hai, Wo ho to har kona roshan hai.

The whole glow of a home comes from a mother — while she is there, every corner is lit.

भूख लगे तो याद आती है, थक जाऊँ तो गोद याद आती है — माँ।

Bhookh lage to yaad aati hai, Thak jaaoon to god yaad aati hai — maa.

When I’m hungry I remember her; when I’m worn out I remember her lap — mother.

दुनिया से लड़ना सिखा दिया जिसने, वो पहली टीचर मेरी माँ है।

Duniya se ladna sikha diya jisne, Wo pehli teacher meri maa hai.

The one who taught me how to face the world — my very first teacher is my mother.

माँ के क़दमों में जन्नत है, सुना था, जी कर देखा, हर बात सच निकली।

Maa ke qadmon mein jannat hai, suna tha, Jee kar dekha, har baat sach nikli.

They said paradise lies at a mother’s feet — having lived it, I found every word was true.

खुद गीले में सोई, मुझे सूखे में रखा, एहसान कैसे चुकाऊँ, माँ तेरा।

Khud geele mein soyi, mujhe sookhe mein rakha, Ehsaan kaise chukaaoon, maa tera.

She slept on the wet patch and kept me on the dry — how could I ever repay your debt, mother?

थक हार के जब घर लौटता हूँ, माँ की आवाज़ में सुकून पाता हूँ।

Thak haar ke jab ghar lautta hoon, Maa ki aawaaz mein sukoon paata hoon.

When I return home beaten and tired, it is in my mother’s voice that I find peace.

दुनिया की हर दौलत एक तरफ़, और माँ की एक दुआ एक तरफ़।

Duniya ki har daulat ek taraf, Aur maa ki ek dua ek taraf.

Put all the riches of the world on one side — and a single prayer of a mother’s on the other.

जिसने उँगली पकड़ चलना सिखाया, ठोकर लगे तो सीने से लगाया।

Jisne ungli pakad chalna sikhaaya, Thokar lage to seene se lagaaya.

The one who held my finger and taught me to walk — and pulled me to her chest each time I stumbled.

माँ की ममता की कोई हद नहीं होती, उसकी दुआएँ हर बला टाल देती हैं।

Maa ki mamta ki koi had nahin hoti, Uski duaayein har bala taal deti hain.

A mother’s tenderness knows no limit — her prayers turn away every misfortune.

रूठूँ कितना भी, मना ही लेती है, माँ है, मेरी हर ग़लती भुला देती है।

Roothoon kitna bhi, mana hi leti hai, Maa hai, meri har galti bhula deti hai.

However much I sulk, she always wins me back — she is mother; she forgets every fault of mine.

थकी आँखों में भी नींद नहीं उसको, जब तक घर का हर फ़र्द न सो जाए।

Thaki aankhon mein bhi neend nahin usko, Jab tak ghar ka har fard na so jaaye.

Even in her tired eyes there is no sleep — not until every soul in the house has slept.

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