bhukh hi bhukh hai insan se haiwan tak
bhagwan se shaitan tak
bhukh hi bhukh hai bhukh hi bhukh hai

bharat desh me sab kuch hai
ho daulat bhi hai anaj bhi
or dudh ki nadiya bahti hai
ho is dharti pe aaj bhi magar
ye sab kuch chupa hua hai chor ke tahkhano me
jo mahangayi faila kar khud aish kare maykhano me
lanat hai in gaddaro par yahi to desh ke dusman hai
ram raj ko lutne wale aaj bhi kitne rawan hai
daulat ka koi bhukha hai roti ka koi bhukha hai
bhukh hi bhukh hai bhukh hi bhukh hai

daulat ne insano ko ho do hisso me bat diya hai
ek amir or ek garib do namo ne janam liya hai
unche mahal makhmal ke gadde
chandi sona ek taraf tute jhopade khak ka bistar
dukh ka rona ek taraf kimti care sari bahare ho
sukh ka jina ek taraf jalte paw nanga badan ho
mehanat ka pasina ek taraf bhukh kahi aaram ki
bhukh kahi hai kam ki bhukh hi bhukh hai
bhukh hi bhukh hai

is dunia ke mele me ye khel bhi dekha jata hai
koi dudh malai khata hai koi jhuthan ko lalchata hai
pet ki aag bujhane ko jab jhuthan koi uthata hai
ek bhukhe se dusra bhukha chinta hai le jata hai
hotel ho ya kachra ghar haye roti jaha mil jati hai
insan or haiwan ko ho o bhukh ek jagah le aati hai
yahi tamsha dunia me sadiyo se dekha jata hai
magar wo uparwala kisi ko bhukha nahi sulata hai
bhukha nahi sulata hai

From man to beast, the hunger reigns,
From God's embrace to devil's chains,
Hunger, the only hunger, the only hunger.

India's bounty overflows,
Wealth abundant, grain it sows,
Rivers of milk still softly flow,
Yet all is hidden, deep below,
In thieves' vaults, where fortunes sleep,
While inflation's grip, the revels keep,
Cursing traitors, the nation's blight,
Ravanas still, in endless night,
One starved for wealth, another for bread,
Hunger, the only hunger, the only hunger.

Wealth has cleaved mankind in two,
Rich and poor, a bitter view,
Palatial heights, velvet spread,
Silver, gold, on one side fed,
While broken huts, a dusty plight,
Tears of sorrow, in darkest night,
Cars that gleam, a joyful show,
Life of ease, where pleasures grow,
Barefoot, burning, bodies worn,
Labor's sweat, a world forlorn,
Hunger for rest, for duty's call,
Hunger, the only hunger, enthralls.
Hunger, the only hunger, enthralls.

In this world's fair, the play unfolds,
Some feast on cream, the story told,
While others crave the scraps they find,
To quell the fire within the mind.
When hunger drives, and scraps are sought,
One hungry soul, another fought,
For morsels found, a fleeting prize,
In hotel halls, where garbage lies,
Man and beast, by hunger bound,
To common ground, on hallowed ground,
This spectacle, through ages seen,
Yet the One Above, keeps all serene,
Never leaves one hungry, never.