om jay karavaa maiyaa, maataa jay karavaa maiyaa.
Om, glory to You, Karwa Maiya; Mother, glory to You, Karwa Maiya.
jo vrat kare tumhaaraa, paar karo naiyaa.
Whoever keeps Your vrat, You carry her boat across.
sab jag kee ho maataa, tum ho rudraanee.
You are the mother of all the world; You are Rudrani.
yash tumhaaraa gaavat, jag ke sab praanee.
Every living thing in the world sings Your praise.
kaartik krishn chaturthee, jo naaree vrat karatee.
The woman who keeps the vrat on Kartik Krishna Chaturthi —
deerghaayu pati hove, dukh saare haratee.
her husband lives long, and You take away all her sorrows.
hoe suhaagin naaree, sukh sanpatti paave.
She stays a suhagan, and finds happiness and plenty.
ganapati jee bade dayaalu, vighn sabhee naashe.
Ganpati ji is very kind; He takes every obstacle away.
karavaa maiyaa kee aaratee, vrat kar jo gaave.
Whoever keeps the vrat and sings Karwa Maiya's aarti —
vrat ho jaataa pooran, sab vidhi sukh paave.
her vrat is made whole, and she finds happiness in every way.