kisi ko phul de daale
kisi ko haar baante hain
hamari zindagi ki raah me
kaate hi kaate hain
kya chhup gaya bhagvan
amiro ki tijori me
amiro ki tijori me
rota raha insan
banda julm ki dori me
banda julm ki dori me
kya chhup gaya bhagvan
amiro ki tijori me
amiro ki tijori me

ham sip nahi moti ka
karte hai intjar
koi nahi hamare yaha
sun raha pukar
tu ban raha anjan
ban raha anjan
kya chhup gaya bhagvan
amiro ki tijori me
amiro ki tijori me

majbur kahi kar na sake
shaan ke mare
le sakte nahi jit bhi ham
aan ke mare
majbur kahi kar na sake
shaan ke mare
le sakte nahi jit bhi ham
aan ke mare
ham kitne pareshan, kitne pareshan
kya chhup gaya bhagvan
amiro ki tijori me
amiro ki tijori me

tu kis kamal karti hain auro ke hawale
apne liye nahi rakhu jo bhi mila hain
ye kya hai teri shaan, kya hai teri shaan
kya chhup gaya bhagvan
amiro ki tijori me
amiro ki tijori me
rota raha insan
banda julm ki dori me
banda julm ki dori me

To some, blooms are offered,
To some, garlands bestowed,
Yet, along life's path,
Only thorns have grown.

Where has God retreated,
To the vaults of the wealthy?
In the vaults of the wealthy?
Humanity weeps,
Bound by oppression's tether,
Bound by oppression's tether.
Where has God retreated,
To the vaults of the wealthy?
In the vaults of the wealthy?

We are not the pearl's embrace,
But wait in anticipation,
No one hears our plea,
No one answers our supplication.
You feign ignorance,
You remain a stranger.
Where has God retreated,
To the vaults of the wealthy?
In the vaults of the wealthy?

Forced, we can't act,
By the pride we bear.
We can't even win,
By the honor we share.
Forced, we can't act,
By the pride we bear.
We can't even win,
By the honor we share.
How deeply troubled, how deeply troubled,
Where has God retreated,
To the vaults of the wealthy?
In the vaults of the wealthy?

You work wonders,
Entrusting all to others,
For yourself, nothing is kept,
Whatever is received is given.
What honor is this? What honor is this?
Where has God retreated,
To the vaults of the wealthy?
In the vaults of the wealthy?
Humanity weeps,
Bound by oppression's tether,
Bound by oppression's tether.