khali bottle khali dabba khali bottle
khali dabba khali bottle le le mere yaar
khali se mat nafrat karna khali sab sansar
khali dabba khali bottle le le mere yaar
khali se mat nafrat karna khali sab sansar

bada bada sar khali dabba bada bada tan khali bottle
bada bada sar khali dabba bada bada tan khali bottle
wo bhi aadhe khali nikle jinpe laga tha bhare ka laibal
wo bhi aadhe khali nikle jinpe laga tha bhare ka laibal
ho o humne is duniya me jhanka hai sau bar le
khali dabba khali bottle le le mere yaar
khali se mat nafrat karna khali sab sansar

khali ki garanti dunga bhare huye ki kya garanti
arey khali ki garanti dunga bhare huye ki kya garanti
shahad me gud ke mail ka dar hai
ghi ke andar tail ka dar hai tambaku mekhat ka khatra
paint me jhuti ghat ka khatra
makhan me charbi ki milawat
kesar me kagaj ki khilawat mirchi me into ki ghisai
aate me pathar ki pisai viski andar tinchra ghulta
rabdi bich balotin tulta kya jane kis bij me kya ho
garam masala lid bhara ho
khali ki garanti dunga bhare huye ki kya garanti
kyu duvida me pada hai pyare jhad de pocket
khol de aunty
kyu duvida me pada hai pyare jhad de pocket

khol de aunty o ho dhhan pis kar khud bhar lena
dhhan pis kar khud bhar lena jo kuch ho sarkar
le, khali dabba khali bottle le le mere yaar
khali se mat nafrat karna khali sab sansar
khali dabba o meri bhabhi khali bottle oye lala
khali dabba khali bottle le le mere yaar
khali se mat nafrat karna khali sab sansar
khali dabba khali bottle

Empty bottle, empty box, empty bottle,
Take them, friend, this empty lot.
Do not scorn the empty space, for emptiness is all the world.
Empty bottle, empty box, take them, friend.
Do not scorn the empty space, for emptiness is all the world.

Big head, empty box; big frame, empty bottle.
Big head, empty box; big frame, empty bottle.
Even those labeled full were half-empty, we see.
Even those labeled full were half-empty, we see.
We have peered a hundred times into this world, oh!
Empty bottle, empty box, take them, friend.
Do not scorn the empty space, for emptiness is all the world.

I give the guarantee of emptiness; what guarantee can fullness bestow?
Oh, I give the guarantee of emptiness; what guarantee can fullness bestow?
Honey fears the adulteration of jaggery,
Ghee fears the mingling of oil,
Tobacco fears the stealth of poison,
Pants fear the hidden lie.
Butter fears the mixing of lard,
Saffron fears the paper's deceit,
Chilies fear the grinding of brick,
Flour fears the grinding of stone,
Whiskey fears the tincture's dissolve,
Rabri fears the mixing of filth;
Who knows what hides within?
Hot spices may be filled with dung!
I give the guarantee of emptiness; what guarantee can fullness bestow?
Why do you linger in doubt, dear one? Empty your pockets,
Unburden your purse.
Why do you linger in doubt, dear one? Empty your pockets,
Unburden your purse.
Oh, grind your own grains and fill them yourself,
Grind your own grains and fill them yourself, whatever the government says.
Take this empty bottle, empty box, take them, friend.
Do not scorn the empty space, for emptiness is all the world.
Empty box, oh my sister-in-law, empty bottle, oh brother!
Take this empty bottle, empty box, take them, friend.
Do not scorn the empty space, for emptiness is all the world.
Empty bottle, empty box…