garibo ka hissa, garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do
garibo ka hissa, garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do

amiro
amiro hame sukhi, roti hi de do
amiro hame sukhi, roti hi de do
garibo ka hissa, garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do

jo pahle thi halat, wahi hai hamari
ye pahle bhi bhukhe, hai ab bhi bikhari
ye pahle bhi bhukhe, hai ab bhi bikhari
hamesha se hai hath faile hue do
hamesha se hai hath faile hue do
garibo ka hissa, garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do

ye unchi imarat, ye resham ke kapde
na kutiya hi hamko, na khaadi ke tukde
na kutiya hi hamko, na khaadi ke tukde
hame bhi to apna, badan dhapne do
hame bhi to apna, badan dhapne do
garibo ka hissa, garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do

agar rukhi sukhi, ye khakar bachenge
to kal ko ye, gandhi jawahar banenge
agar rukhi sukhi, ye khakar bachenge
to kal ko ye, gandhi jawahar banenge
inhe sirf jine ka, mauka hi de do
inhe sirf jine ka, mauka hi de do
garibo ka hissa, garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do
garibo ko de do
amiro amiro amiro

To the poor, what is theirs, bestow,
To the poor, bestow,
To the poor, bestow.
To the poor, what is theirs, bestow,
To the poor, bestow,
To the poor, bestow.

O wealthy ones,
Give us but dry bread,
O wealthy ones, give us but dry bread.
To the poor, what is theirs, bestow,
To the poor, bestow,
To the poor, bestow.

As it was, so it remains, our plight,
Hungry then, beggars still in sight.
Hungry then, beggars still in sight.
Forever outstretched, these hands we hold,
Forever outstretched, these hands we hold.
To the poor, what is theirs, bestow,
To the poor, bestow,
To the poor, bestow.

These towering heights, these silks so fine,
No humble hut, no cloth of twine.
No humble hut, no cloth of twine.
Allow us too, our bodies to enfold,
Allow us too, our bodies to enfold.
To the poor, what is theirs, bestow,
To the poor, bestow,
To the poor, bestow.

If sustenance, however spare, they find,
Tomorrow, Gandhis, Jawahars of mind.
If sustenance, however spare, they find,
Tomorrow, Gandhis, Jawahars of mind.
Grant them but the chance to live and be,
Grant them but the chance to live and be.
To the poor, what is theirs, bestow,
To the poor, bestow,
To the poor, bestow.
O wealthy ones, wealthy ones, wealthy ones.