allah khata kya hai garibo ki bata de
allah khata kya hai garibo ki bata de
kismat ke andhere me nayi sama jala de
allah khata kya hai garibo ki bata de

kyu tune diya tha meri kashti ko sahara
phir aa gaya tufa jo najar aaya kinara
kya khol hai teri karni ka bata de
allah khata kya hai garibo ki bata de

bukhe jo nahi unpe karam hai tera
bukho ke liye bukh hi inam hai tera data
data hai to bukho ki bhi takdir jaga de
allah khata kya hai garibo ki bata de

mahrum hai rahmat se teri bhukh ke mare
har sans pe lete hai ye phako ke sahare
maula maula yahi dunia hai to dunia ko mita de
allah khata kya hai garibo ki bata de

milti na ho mehnat ke natije me jo roti
jis khet se bahta ho muyakhm na ho rozi
us khet ke har ko sare dam dum ko jala de
jala de
allah khata kya hai garibo ki bata de

Tell me, Allah, what is the fault of the poor?
Tell me, Allah, what is the fault of the poor?
In the darkness of fate, ignite a new dawn,
Tell me, Allah, what is the fault of the poor?

Why did you offer support to my boat?
Then the storm arrived when the shore was in sight.
What is the secret of your deeds, reveal?
Tell me, Allah, what is the fault of the poor?

Those who are not hungry receive your grace,
For the hungry, hunger is your reward, O Giver.
If you are the Giver, awaken their fate too,
Tell me, Allah, what is the fault of the poor?

Deprived of your mercy, they are consumed by hunger,
Each breath they take, sustained by the hope of the next meal.
If this is the world, destroy it, O Lord, destroy it!
Tell me, Allah, what is the fault of the poor?

Where bread is not earned by labor,
Where from the field flows no sustenance, no livelihood,
Burn that field, burn every seed and leaf,
Burn it, burn it!
Tell me, Allah, what is the fault of the poor?