suna hai insan ke duhkh dard ka ilaaj mila hai
kya bura hai agar ye afavah uda di jaye

kisi ne sach hi kaha hai
kisi ne sach hi kaha hai
vo bhukh se mara tha
futapath pe pada tha
chadar uthaa ke dekha to pet pe likha tha
sare jaha se achchha
sare jaha se achchha
sare jaha se achchha hindusta hamara
hindusta hamara

bhukh lage to chand bhi roti nazar aata hai
bhukh lage to chand bhi roti nazar aata hai
aage hai zamana phir bhi bhukh pichhe pichhe
sari duniya ki bate, sari duniya ki bate
sari duniya ki bate do rotiyo ke niche
kisi ne sach hi kaha hai

maan patthar ubalati rahi kadahi me raat bhar
bachche fareb kha kar chatai par so gaye
chamade ki jhopadiya me aag lagi bhaiya
barakha na bujhaye bujhaye rupaiya
chamade ki jhopadiya me aag lagi bhaiya
barakha na bujhaye bujhaye rupaiya
kisi ne sach hi kaha hai

vo aadami nahi muqammal baya hai
mathe pe usake chot ka gahara nisha hai
ik din mila tha mujhako chithado me vo
maine jo puchha naam kaha hindustaan hai, hindustan hai

cha log duniya me nasib leke aate hai
baki bas aate hai aur yu hi chale jate hai
jane kab aate hai aur jane kab jate hai
kisi ne sach hi kaha hai

ye basti un logo ki basti hai
jaha har garib ki hasti ek ek sans lene ko tarasati hai
in unchi imarato me ghir gaya aashiyana mera
ye amir mere hisse ka suraj bhi kha gaye
bhukh lage to chand bhi roti nazar aata hai
bhukh lage to chand bhi roti nazar aataa hai
aage hai zamana phir bhi bhukh pichhe pichhe
sari duniya ki bate, sari duniya ki bate
sari duniya ki bate do rotiyo ke niche
kisi ne sach hi kaha hai
vo bhukh se mara tha
futapath pe pada tha
chadar utha ke dekha to pet pe likha tha
sare jaha se achchha
sare jaha se achchha
sare jaha se achchha hindusta hamara
hindusta hamara, hindusta hamara

They say a cure exists for human pain,
Why not let this rumor take its flight?
For someone truly said,
Someone truly said,
He died of hunger,
Lying on the pavement,
Lifted the sheet, and etched upon his gut:
"Best in all the world,"
"Best in all the world,"
"Best in all the world, our Hindustan,"
Our Hindustan.

When hunger strikes, the moon appears as bread,
When hunger strikes, the moon appears as bread,
The future looms, yet hunger chases still,
All worldly things, all worldly things,
All worldly things beneath two humble meals.
For someone truly said,
The mother boiled stones all night in the pot,
The children, deceived, slumbered on the mat,
In leather huts, the fire blazed, alas,
Rain cannot quench it, only wealth can pass.
In leather huts, the fire blazed, alas,
Rain cannot quench it, only wealth can pass.
For someone truly said,

He is not a man, but a complete tale,
A deep scar upon his brow does sail.
One day I met him, tattered and torn,
When I asked his name, he said, “Hindustan,” Hindustan.
Some bring fortune into this world’s sway,
While others only come and fade away,
Who knows when they arrive, or when they stray?
For someone truly said,

This is a settlement of such kind,
Where every pauper longs for breath to find.
My dwelling is eclipsed by towering heights,
The rich have even stolen my sunlight's lights.
When hunger strikes, the moon appears as bread,
When hunger strikes, the moon appears as bread,
The future looms, yet hunger chases still,
All worldly things, all worldly things,
All worldly things beneath two humble meals.
For someone truly said,
He died of hunger,
Lying on the pavement,
Lifted the sheet, and etched upon his gut:
"Best in all the world,"
"Best in all the world,"
"Best in all the world, our Hindustan,"
Our Hindustan, Our Hindustan.
For someone truly said.