rahne ko ghar nahi sone ko bistar nahi
rahne ko ghar nahi sone ko bistar nahi
apna khuda hai rakhvala ab tak usi ne hai pala
rahne ko ghar nahi sone ko bistar nahi
rahne ko ghar nahi sone ko bistar nahi
apna khuda hai rakhvala ab tak usi ne hai pala

apni to zindagi katti hai futapath pe
unche unche ye mahal apne hai kis kaam ke
hamko to ma baap ke jaisi lagti hai sadak
koi bhi apna nahi rishte hai bas naam ke
apne jo sath hai ye andheri raat hai
apne jo sath hai ye andheri raat hai
apna nahi hai ujala ab tak usi ne hai

ye kaisa mulq hai ye kaisi rit hai
yad karte hai hame log kyun marne ke bad
adhe bahro ki basti charo taraf andhere
sab ke sab lachar hai kaun sune kiski fariyad
aise me jina hai hamko to pina hai
aise me jina hai haako to pina hai
jivan zahar ka hai pyala ab tak usi ne hai

rahne ko ghar nahi sone ko bistar nahi
rahne ko ghar nahi sone ko bistar nahi
apna khuda hai rakhvala ab tak usi ne hai pala

No roof to call my own, no bed to find,
No roof to call my own, no bed to find.
My God, my keeper, watches from above,
He's nurtured me, He's kept me here, alive.
No roof to call my own, no bed to find,
No roof to call my own, no bed to find.
My God, my keeper, watches from above,
He's nurtured me, He's kept me here, alive.

My life unfolds upon the cold, hard street,
These towering mansions, what use are they to me?
The pavement feels as parent, kind and near,
No one truly mine, just names we decree.
The world's a dark companion, night's embrace,
The world's a dark companion, night's embrace.
No light of our own, He holds us in His grace.

What land is this? What customs do we keep?
Why do they remember only after death?
A deaf and blind world, shadows all around,
Helpless are all, who hears a whispered breath?
In this harsh world, to live, we must consume,
In this harsh world, to live, we must consume,
A poisoned chalice, life's bitter cup. He drinks it, too.
No roof to call my own, no bed to find,
No roof to call my own, no bed to find.
My God, my keeper, watches from above,
He's nurtured me, He's kept me here, alive.