jis din hum the aazad huye wo aazadi ka din aaya
aazad watan ki dharti pe aazad tiranga lahraya
aankho me aaj phir naach uthi tasveere amar shahido ki
aazad jeeyo aazad maro paigam ye unka aazad aaya

har saal humne to suna charcha isi paigam ka
charcha isi paigam ka charcha isi paigam ka
jis par amal na ho sake paigam wo kis kaam ka
paigam wo kis kaam ka paigam wo kis kaam ka
aazad hokar kya mila kya phul gulshan me khila
kayam hai hum par aaj bhi julmo sitam ka silsila
julmo sitam ka silsila julmo sitam ka silsila

ae apne lahu se sinch kar apne lahu se sinch kar
aazad gulshan kar diya ehsaan unka bhulkar
tum puchhte ho kya mila tum puchhte ho kya mila
jhuthe ho tum jhuthe hai hum kya dosh phir paigam ka
badnam kyu karte ho yaaro naam is paigam ka
ji naam is paigam ka jis par amal na ho sake
paigam wo kis kaam ka paigam wo kis kaam ka
paigam wo kis kaam ka ae ki bhul to payi saza
karte ho yaaro kyu gila hum jurm karna chhod de
to khatam ho ye silsila to khatam ho ye silsila

ae hey mujrim ye chhote kaid hai
hum kaid hai, hum kaid hai mujrim ye chhote kaid hai
jo hai bade aazad hai wo kis kadar khushhal hai
hum kis kadar barbad hai hum kis kadar barbad hai
hum kis kadar barbad hai anjam apna ye hua
un par laga iljam kya jis par amal na ho sake
paigam wo kis kaam ka paigam wo kis kaam ka
paigam wo kis kaam ka paigam wo kis kaam ka

der hai andher nahi pyare der hai andher nahi pyare
der hai andher nahi pyare jaisa karega waisa bharega
jaisa karega waisa bharega
waqt karega ek din sabka faisla re
der hai, der hai andher nahi pyare der hai andher nahi pyare

accha hua yaaro jo pakde gaye hum
thode dino ke hai apne to ye gham
humse to chhuta gunaho ka daman
apni to har din saza ho rahi kam
ise hankar gujar chahe rokar gujar
ise hankar gujar chahe rokar gujar
ye tujhpe hai chhoda tu jaise gujare
der hai, are der hai andher nahi pyare
der hai andher nahi pyare

uski najar se na kuch bhi chhupa re
kaise chhupenge gunhegar sare
ye to hai kudrat ka dastur pyare
julmo ki milti hai sabko saza re
yahi karle qubul tune ki hai jo bhul
yahi karle qubul tune ki hai jo bhul
yaha bach gaya to na waha bachega re
der hai, der hai andher nahi pyare
jaisa karega waisa bharega jaisa karega waisa bharega
waqt karega ek din sabka faisla re
der hai, are der hai andher nahi pyare der hai andher nahi pyare
der hai andher nahi pyare der hai andher nahi pyare

The day we claimed freedom, that day of liberty dawned,
On free soil, the free tricolor soared.
In our eyes, the visions of immortal martyrs dance anew,
"Live free, die free," their message rings, now unbound.

Each year we hear the echoes of this very plea,
The echoes of this plea, the echoes of this plea.
Yet, a message unlived, what good is it to thee?
What good is it to thee, what good is it to thee?
What freedom bloomed, what flower in the garden grew?
Still, the chains of oppression bind us, it's true.
The chains of oppression, the chains of oppression.

You watered the garden of freedom with your own blood,
You watered the garden of freedom with your own blood,
And now, forgetting their sacrifice?
What have you gained, you ask? What have you gained?
You lie, and so do we, whose fault then, the plea?
Why shame the name of this message, tell me why?
The name of this message, unheeded, unfulfilled.
What good is it to thee? What good is it to thee?
What good is it to thee? Oh, error has found its price.
Why lament, my friends, must we abandon crime?
Then this cycle will cease, then this cycle will cease.

Ah, these petty criminals are confined,
We are confined, we are confined.
The greater ones are free, in what joy they abide,
While we are ruined, while we are ruined,
While we are ruined, such is our plight.
What accusation falls on them, this message unlived?
What good is it to thee? What good is it to thee?

Patience, my dear, darkness comes not without delay,
Patience, my dear, darkness comes not without delay.
Patience, my dear, darkness comes not without delay.
As you sow, so shall you reap, as you sow, so shall you reap,
Time itself will judge us all one day.
Patience, oh patience, darkness comes not without delay.

It's good, my friends, that we are caught,
For these sorrows are but brief.
From sin's embrace, we have now been withdrawn,
Our daily sentence, it diminishes with relief.
Pass it smiling, or weeping, the choice is yours,
As you choose to live, so you shall.
Patience, oh patience, darkness comes not without delay.
Patience, my dear, darkness comes not without delay.

Nothing escapes His gaze, you see,
How can the guilty truly hide?
This is the way of nature, it must be,
Oppression finds its just reward, inside.
Here, acknowledge your sins, you must agree,
If you escape here, you will not escape the end.
Patience, oh patience, darkness comes not without delay.
As you sow, so shall you reap, as you sow, so shall you reap,
Time itself will judge us all one day.
Patience, oh patience, darkness comes not without delay.
Patience, my dear, darkness comes not without delay.
Patience, my dear, darkness comes not without delay.