yeh sab mann ke bhi hain kaale
yeh sab dhan ke bhi hain kaale
kya baat hai bhaiyya, kya baat hai
mere ghar mein hi rehte hain mera ghar lootne wale
dil ki baat keh di hai bhaiyya, dil ki baat
jo cheezein junglon ki hai, unhe jungle mein rehna tha
woh ab dilli mein rehte hain, jihne chambal mein rehna tha
jihne chambal mein rehna tha
nikaalo nikaalo inn bayimaano ko

gali gali chor hai, gali gali chor hai
corruption, corruption
corruption ka shor hai
choron ka zor hai, choron ka zor hai
choron ka daur hai, choron ka daur hai
choron se bandhi hui, choron ki dor hai
choron se bandhi hui, choron ki dor hai
gali gali chor hai, gali gali chor hai
abhey minyan sacchi baat boli hai tune

corruption ne likhi hai saari kahani
corruption ne likhi hai saari kahani
bina ghoos khori na bijli na paani
bina ghoos khori na bijli na paani
yahan saans lene ki keemat lagey gi
gharon se nikalte hi rishwat lagey gi
yahan aam logon ka hai yeh mukadder
na kuch ghar ke baahar, na kuch ghar ke andar
na kuch ghar ke baahar, na kuch ghar ke andar
na nehru ka sapna salamat raha hai
na gandhi ka charkha salamat raha hai
aadalat kachehri, yeh vardi yeh thaane
chalate hain rishwat ke sab kaarkhaane, sab kaarkhaane
disha koi bhi ho, looteron ka zor hai
disha koi bhi ho, looteron ka zor hai
gali gali chor hai, gali gali chor hai

yeh topi yeh dhoti, yeh kurte pajame
yeh kurte pajame
sab inke natak hai sab inke dramein
sab inke dramein, sab inke dramein
koi inn se keh de garebaan mein jaanke
dua hai ke khul jaaye dilli ki aankhein
ladaayi abhi humko rakhni hai jaari
hai azaadi ab tak adhoori hamari, adhoori hamari
siyaasi looteron ka kaisa yeh daur
siyaasi looteron ka kaisa yeh daur
gali gali chor hai, gali gali chor hai
gali gali chor hai, gali gali chor hai

uljhan hai yeh corruption
dushamn hai yeh corruption
apni aayodha mein raavan hai yeh corruption
rail ki patriyon pe daude hai yeh corruption
sacchiayion ke sheeshe todhe hai yeh corruption
jaane kahan se aaya
kisne ise bulaya
kheton mein apni aakhir yeh zehar kyun ugaya
koi haqeem laayo, koi dawa pe laayo
habeez ko baandho, iss booth ko baandho

inn brashtachaariyon ko, dhan ke pujaariyon ko
pakad ke inn ko jail mein daalo
desh ko apne inn se bacha lo
desh ko apne inn se bacha lo
desh ko apne inn se bacha lo

gali gali chor hai, gali gali chor hai
corruption, corruption
corruption ka shor hai

All is blackened by the mind's own stain,
All is blackened by the greed of gain.
What a sight, friend, what a plight,
Those who dwell within,
Robbing my own light.
The heart's true word, it has been said,
Friend, the heart's true word, from my head.
That which belongs to the wild's embrace,
Should remain within its rightful space.
Now they reside in Delhi's sprawl,
Those who should have heeded Chambal's call.
Cast them out, these traitors of the soul!

In every lane, a thief's dark trace,
Corruption, corruption, the echoing space.
The thieves' might, the thieves' sway,
The thieves' reign, day by day.
Bound by thieves, a cord so tight,
In every lane, a thief's dark blight.
You speak the truth, my friend, the stark,
A truth that leaves its indelible mark.

Corruption has penned the whole tale,
Corruption has penned the whole trail.
Without the bribe, no power or flow,
Without the bribe, no waters to know.
Here, even breathing comes at a price,
Stepping out, a toll, a vice.
This is the common folk's decree,
Nothing outside, nothing free.
Nehru's dream, it could not last,
Nor Gandhi's spinning wheel, held fast.
The courts, the stations, the uniforms' guise,
All fueled by bribes, before our eyes.
No matter the path, the looters' command,
In every lane, a thieving hand.

This cap, this cloth, this kurta's fold,
These dramas, stories to be told.
Let someone whisper in their ear,
A prayer: Delhi's eyes to clear.
The fight we must continue to keep,
Freedom's song, yet incomplete,
Ours, unfinished, our plight.
This is the looters' political might.
In every lane, a thief's dark night.

Corruption, a fortress strong,
Corruption, where wrongs belong.
In our own Ayodhya, the Ravana's sneer,
Corruption, year after year.
On railway tracks, it races by,
Corruption, against the sky.
Shattering truths, a broken glass,
Corruption, built to surpass.
From where it came, this poisoned fruit,
Who brought the seed, the bitter root?
Within our fields, why sow this blight?
Bring a healer, a remedy bright!
Bind these hobbies, restrain this booth.

These corrupt ones, their hearts of stone,
Worshippers of wealth, alone,
Seize them, cast them in the jail,
Save our nation from this bitter wail.
In every lane, a thief's dark trace,
Corruption, corruption, the echoing space.