malik ne hath kahe do do diye
tu kam kare pet bhare jab tak jiye
malik ne hath kahe do do diye
tu kam kare pet bhare jab tak jiye
malik ne hath kahe do do diye
tu kam kare pet bhare jab tak jiye

uthaye ja o chokri ye jindagi ki tokri
uthaye ja o chokri ye jindagi ki tokri
rozi halal ki mehnat ki nokri
rozi halal ki mehnat ki nokri
khana kharab hai jo mile bina kam ke
malik ne hath kahe do do diye
tu kam kare pet bhare jab tak jiye
malik ne hath kahe do do diye
tu kam kare pet bhare jab tak jiye

rukhi sukhi khayenge pasina bahayenge
rukhi sukhi khayenge pasina bahayenge
kahe kisi ki gulami uthayenge
kahe kisi ki gulami uthayenge
banda jo apni kamai ki khaye piye
malik ne hath kahe do do diye
tu kam kare pet bhare jab tak jiye
malik ne hath kahe do do diye
tu kam kare pet bhare jab tak jiye

jarurat hai kar ki na resham ke tar ki
jarurat hai kar ki na resham ke tar ki
pahli bukh pet ki duji hai pyar ki
pahli bukh pet ki duji hai pyar ki
mehnat ke bad chale hatho me hath liye
malik ne hath kahe do do diye
tu kam kare pet bhare jab tak jiye
malik ne hath kahe do do diye
tu kam kare pet bhare jab tak jiye

Why two hands, the Master gave to you?
That you may toil, and sustenance accrue,
Why two hands, the Master gave to you?
That you may toil, and sustenance accrue,
Why two hands, the Master gave to you?
That you may toil, and sustenance accrue.

Lift now, O girl, this basket life bestows,
Lift now, O girl, this burden life allows,
Earn your bread through honest labor's call,
Earn your bread through labor's honest call,
Food is foul that comes without your try,
Why two hands, the Master gave to you?
That you may toil, and sustenance accrue,
Why two hands, the Master gave to you?
That you may toil, and sustenance accrue.

Eat the dry bread, with sweat upon your brow,
Eat the dry bread, with sweat upon your brow,
Why would you bow, to another's vow?
Why would you bow, to another's vow?
A man who eats, what he himself did earn,
Why two hands, the Master gave to you?
That you may toil, and sustenance accrue,
Why two hands, the Master gave to you?
That you may toil, and sustenance accrue.

No need for car, nor silken thread to bind,
No need for car, nor silken thread to bind,
First hunger's call, then love within the mind,
First hunger's call, then love within the mind,
After labor, hands entwined shall be,
Why two hands, the Master gave to you?
That you may toil, and sustenance accrue,
Why two hands, the Master gave to you?
That you may toil, and sustenance accrue.