so jā re so jā beṭe ġharīb ke
duniyā ke sukh nahīṅ tere nasīb ke
ho so jā re so jā beṭe ġharīb ke
duniyā ke sukh nahīṅ tere nasīb ke
ho o o o

rāt ġharīboṅ kī hotī hai nīṅd khuśhī kī sonā
rāt ġharīboṅ kī hotī hai nīṅd khuśhī kī sonā
kal kā sūraj le āyegā phir se ronā-dhonā re
sojā re sojā
kal kā sūraj le āyegā phir se ronā-dhonā re
so jā re so jā beṭe ġharīb ke
duniyā ke sukh nahīṅ tere nasīb ke
ho o o o

bhūkh tere bachapan kī sāthī āṇsū tere khilaune
bhūkh tere bachapan kī sāthī āṇsū tere khilaune
tū nirdhan kā lāl hai tere kāṇṭoṅ bhare bichaune re
so jā re so jā
tū nirdhan kā lāl hai tere kāṇṭoṅ bhare bichaune re
tū nirdhan kā lāl hai tere kāṇṭoṅ bhare bichaune re
so jā re so jā beṭe ġharīb ke
duniyā ke sukh nahīṅ tere nasīb ke
ho o o o

Sleep now, sleep, poor child of the earth,
Joy of the world is not your birthright.
Oh, sleep now, sleep, poor child of the earth,
Joy of the world is not your birthright.
Ho, oh, oh, oh.

Night belongs to the poor, sleep a treasure of bliss,
Night belongs to the poor, sleep a treasure of bliss.
Tomorrow's sun will bring weeping and woes, alas,
Sleep now, sleep.
Tomorrow's sun will bring weeping and woes, alas,
Sleep now, sleep, poor child of the earth,
Joy of the world is not your birthright.
Ho, oh, oh, oh.

Hunger, your childhood's companion, tears your toys,
Hunger, your childhood's companion, tears your toys.
You are the son of the penniless, thorns your bed employs,
Sleep now, sleep.
You are the son of the penniless, thorns your bed employs,
You are the son of the penniless, thorns your bed employs,
Sleep now, sleep, poor child of the earth,
Joy of the world is not your birthright.
Ho, oh, oh, oh.