puchhta jahan hai, kaha tera bhagwaan hai
meri ye pariksha nahi, teri imtihaan hai
teri imtihaan hai
puchhta jahan hai, kaha tera bhagwaan hai

jhut aur kapat ka ye bazaar aaj garm hai
paakhand me chhupa hua paakhandiyo ka dharm hai
aaj ka sansaar apna bhul raha karam hai
aankh me insaan ki zara na rahi sharam hai
dharti iske ? ki gawaah hai aasmaan hai
meri ye pariksha nahi, tera imtihaan hai
tera imtihaan hai
puchhta jahan hai, kaha tera bhagwaan hai

vishkalank par kabhi kalank jo lag jayega
julm ki ghataao me insaaf dub jaayega
stay haar jaayega aur jhuth jeet jaayega
fir jahan me na koi geet tere gaayega
kaanpta imaan hai, insaan pareshaan hai
meri ye pariksha nahi, teri imtihaan hai
teri imtihaan hai
puchhta jahan hai, kaha tera bhagwaan hai

shakti ab dikha teri, nahi to bhakti haarti
hai kaha daya teri jo bhakt ko ubharti
meera ke nayan me aansuo ki aarti
aaj laakh laakh draupdi tujhe pukaarti
tujhko nahi dhyaan hai, khamosh tu jawan hai
meri ye pariksha nahi, teri imtihaan hai
teri imtihaan hai
puchhta jahan hai, kaha tera bhagwaan hai

The world demands, "Where dwells your God?"
This is not my test, but yours, the sod.
Yours is the trial.
The world demands, "Where dwells your God?"

The market of deceit, a fevered pitch,
Hypocrisy veiled, a faith to ditch.
The world forgets the deeds that it must stitch,
In human eyes, all shame now in a glitch.
The earth, its witness, the heavens high expand,
This is not my test, but yours, the land.
Yours is the trial.
The world demands, "Where dwells your God?"

If blemish stains the flawless, pure,
And justice drowns in shadows sure,
Truth will fall, the falsehood endure,
No song of you the world will procure.
Faith trembles now, humanity forlorn,
This is not my test, but yours, the morn.
Yours is the trial.
The world demands, "Where dwells your God?"

Show now your power, or devotion’s cost,
Where is your mercy, for the supplicant tossed?
Mira's tearful eyes, a prayer embossed,
A million Draupadis, their cries embossed.
You pay no heed, silent, your youth withdrawn,
This is not my test, but yours, the dawn.
Yours is the trial.
The world demands, "Where dwells your God?"