kahu kya ke kon hu kya hu mai
kisi raste ka chirag hu
mujhe jisne chaha jala diya
mujhe jisne chaha bujha diya

garibo ko duniya mita dene wale
khata meri kya hai saja dene wale
ye aanshu nahi mera dil ro raha hai
mere dard ki ab na koi dawa hai
ab na koi dawa hai
tujhe kya khabar hai ke gam kya bala hai
mere gam pe o muskura dene wale
khata meri kya hai saja dene wale
garibo ko duniya

ummido se dhokha kiye jaa raha hun
khushi ko dilashe diye jaa raha hun
diye jaa raha hun
mai kis aashre par jiya jaa raha hun
bata jindagi ki saja dene wale
garibo ko duniya mita dene wale
garibo ko duniya mita dene wale
khata meri kya hai saja dene wale

A flickering flame, a path's frail light,
I am, yet what I am, I can't quite name.
Some wished me lit, and I took flight,
While others quenched my fragile flame.

You, who erase the poor's frail world,
What sin have I, that you should condemn?
These tears, they flow, my heart is furled,
No cure remains, no remedy for them.
No remedy for them.
Do you know sorrow's crushing claim?
You, who smile as I am torn in twain,
What sin have I, that you should condemn?
The poor's frail world...

With hope betrayed, I wander on,
Offering solace to the fading gleam
Of joy, though all true joy is gone.
On what frail hope do I still dream?
Tell me, life's judge, why do you condemn?
You, who erase the poor's frail world,
You, who erase the poor's frail world,
What sin have I, that you should condemn?