o insan bade insan
o insan bade insan
aa tujhe shisha dikhalau, apne ko pehchan
apne ko pehchan, bade insan
o insan bade insan

chand sitare dharti ko tu
kahe hai mata mata
chand sitare dharti ko tu
kahe hai mata mata
samay pade par mata ko bhi
bech ke hai kha jata
dekh jara, pedo ko gyani
dekh jara, pedo ko gyani
janam jaha wo paate hai
khud dharti ko chhanv dekar
dhup me khud jal jaate hai
dhup me khud jal jaate hai
ye hai maa ka maan
ye hai maa ka maan, bade insan
o insan bade insan, o insan

tujhse to dhanwan hai chidiya
tujhse to dhanwan hai chidiya
jo chahe keh jaati hai
dil ki baat tere hotho par
aane se sharmaati hai
duniya bhar ke janwaro ki
duniya bhar ke janwaro ki
ek hi jaisi bhasha hai
tu urdu aur hindi ke
jhagdo me samay ganwata hai
jhagdo me samay ganwata hai
waah mere vidwan
waah mere vidwan, bade insan
o insan bade insan, o insan

maan liya is dharti par
sab aapas me takrate hai
maan liya jungle ke panchi
aapas me lad jate hai
unke rain basere ka
unke rain basere ka
par tinka hil nahi pata hai
aur tu ram rahim se ladkar
ghar ko aag lagata hai
ghar ko aag lagata hai
waah bharat ki shaan
waah bharat ki shaan, bade insan
o insan bade insan
o insan bade insan

O, Man, Great Man,
O, Man, Great Man,
Come, I'll show a mirror, know thyself,
Know thyself, Great Man,
O, Man, Great Man.

Moon, stars, and Earth, to you,
You call her Mother, Mother,
Moon, stars, and Earth, to you,
You call her Mother, Mother,
Yet, when need arises, even Mother,
You'd sell and devour!
Behold the wise trees,
Behold the wise trees,
Where they are born,
They give shade to the Earth itself,
And burn in the sun themselves,
And burn in the sun themselves,
This is the honor of Mother,
This is the honor of Mother, Great Man,
O, Man, Great Man, O, Man.

More wealthy than you is the bird,
More wealthy than you is the bird,
Who speaks as it wishes,
The heart's words on your lips,
They shy away from coming,
Of all the world's animals,
Of all the world's animals,
They share but one language,
You waste time in the quarrels,
Of Urdu and Hindi,
Of Urdu and Hindi,
Bravo, my scholar,
Bravo, my scholar, Great Man,
O, Man, Great Man, O, Man.

We concede, on this Earth,
All clash with each other,
We concede, the forest birds,
Fight amongst themselves,
Yet, of their nightly nests,
Yet, of their nightly nests,
Not a twig is disturbed,
And you, fighting Ram and Rahim,
Set your home aflame,
Set your home aflame,
Bravo, the pride of India,
Bravo, the pride of India, Great Man,
O, Man, Great Man,
O, Man, Great Man.