papi pet ka sawal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai
roti se bachke nikal jaye koi zamane me kisiki mazal hai
sab ka ek jaisa haal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai
roti se bachke nikal jaye koi zamane me kisiki mazal hai
sab ka ek jaisa haal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai

apne desh ko chhod ke rishte nate tod ke
apne desh ko chhod ke rishte nate tod ke
dur desh ko aage log gaaw se daur ke
dur desh ko aage log gaaw se daur ke
hotal mekhate hai sadko pe sote hai
marna jo ho asptal me phir chle kyu nahi jate
papi pet ka sawal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai
roti se bachke nikal jaye koi zamane me kisiki mazal hai
sab ka ek jaisa haal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai

ye bachha kangal ka dudh chhodke saal ka
ye bachha kangal ka dudh chhodke saal ka
le aaya puth path par jalwa roti daal ka
le aaya puth path par jalwa roti daal ka
ye kal ka gandhi ye kal ka gandhi ye kal ka jawahar
magar aaj iska kya haal hai aaj ki mat puchh
papi pet ka sawal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai
roti se bachke nikal jaye koi zamane me kisiki mazal hai
sab ka ek jaisa haal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai

sabke dil ki puchhta mere dil ki bhi bata
sabke dil ki puchhta mere dil ki bhi bata
mai to tere pyar me lut gayi mujhko na sata
mai to tere pyar me lut gayi mujhko na sata
apna bana le apna bana le gale se laga le
are biswa saal mera
papi pet ka sawal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai
roti se bachke nikal jaye koi zamane me kisiki mazal hai
sab ka ek jaisa haal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai

iska roti chhin ke uski roti chhin ke
iska roti chhin ke uski roti chhin ke
saith karorimal huye kal jo kitne deen ke
saith karorimal huye kal jo kitne deen ke
aayi garibi aayi garibi kaha se batao
amiro ka saara kamal hai
papi pet ka sawal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai
kiske liye ye mehnat hai aur kiske liye majduri
papi pet ke liye
kiske liye koi daka dale kiske liye koi chori
babuji papi pet ke liye
kiske liye izzat bikti hai kiske liye imaan
aare bhai papi pet ke liye
dekho tamasha dekho tamasha do roti ke khatir
bichhaya sadak pe rumal hai
papi pet ka sawal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai
papi pet ka sawal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai
papi pet ka sawal hai ho papi pet ka sawal hai

A sinner's stomach, a question of need,
Who dares to evade the hunger's decree?
A shared plight, a common seed,
A sinner's stomach, a question of need.

Leaving homeland, severing ties,
To distant lands, where the future lies,
From villages they run, with hopeful eyes,
In hotels they dine, on streets they surmise.
If death is their fate, in hospitals they'd seek,
Then why not depart, before the pale cheek?
A sinner's stomach, a question of need,
Who dares to evade the hunger's decree?
A shared plight, a common seed,
A sinner's stomach, a question of need.

A child of want, past the milky year,
On the pavement's stage, a vision appears,
Of bread and lentil, to quell the fear,
A meal on the path, to wipe away a tear.
This child, a Gandhi, a Nehru of old,
But today's plight, a story untold...
A sinner's stomach, a question of need,
Who dares to evade the hunger's decree?
A shared plight, a common seed,
A sinner's stomach, a question of need.

You seek every heart, but mine, you ignore,
Tell me of mine, my heart to explore,
Lost in your love, I can take no more,
Don't torment me, don't shut the door.
Embrace me, accept me, hold me near,
My twentieth year, brimming with fear...
A sinner's stomach, a question of need,
Who dares to evade the hunger's decree?
A shared plight, a common seed,
A sinner's stomach, a question of need.

Their bread you steal, then yours they seize,
Seth Karorimal, once on his knees,
Then wealth amassed, if you please,
Where does poverty begin, a disease?
The rich, the rich, their wondrous art,
A sinner's stomach, tearing hearts apart.
For whom the labor, the toil and strain,
For whom the wages, the endless pain?
For the sinner's stomach, a burning flame.
For whom the thievery, the shadowed plea?
For whom the honor, for whom the fee?
For the sinner's stomach, that we see.
Behold the drama, the desperate plea,
A cloth on the road, for bread to be free...
A sinner's stomach, a question of need,
A sinner's stomach, a question of need.
A sinner's stomach, a question of need.
A sinner's stomach, a question of need.