pal bhar me gayi tut wo
tadbir ke dhage
tadbir ke pal chalte hai
takdir ke aage
ro de jo koi dekhe
tasvir garibo ki
ban ban ke bigadti hai
takdir garibo ki ho takdir garibo ki

dukh dard ki aandhi me
jalta hai deeya apna
jalta hai deeya apna
jhuthi hai har ek aasha
jhutha hai har ek sapna
jhutha hai har ek sapna
yu thokre khati hai takdir garibo ki
ban ban ke bigadti hai
takdir garibo ki ho takdir garibo ki

insan bhi insa ka
humdard nahi hota
humdard nahi hota
dil rakhte hai sine me
par dard nahi hota
par dard nahi hota
ae duniya bata kya hai
takdir garibo ki
ban ban ke bigadti hai
takdir garibo ki ho takdir garibo ki

In a breath, they frayed,
Threads of a plan, now undone.
Fate's relentless march,
Outpaces every earthly design.
If one could weep, beholding
The portraits of the poor,
Their destinies, ever forming,
Then crumbling, evermore.

In a tempest of sorrow,
Their fragile lamps flicker and burn,
Each hope, a whispered lie,
Each dream, a fleeting return.
Their destinies stumble,
Forever battered and bruised,
Forever forming,
Then crumbling, abused.

Even man, for his brother,
A true empath can't be found,
Hearts reside within chests,
Yet compassion knows not the ground.
Tell me, O world, what is
The destined path of the poor?
Their destinies, ever forming,
Then crumbling, evermore.