chal diye sab chhodkar
ab aasra koi nahi
pyae zamane me
garibo ka khuda koi nahi

kab tak mere bhagwan tu sota hi rahega
kab tak mere bhagwan tu sota hi rahega
insaan jo rota hai wo rota hi rahega
kab tak mere bhagwan tu sota hi rahega
kab tak mere bhagwan tu sota hi rahega

badal ne bahaye hai mere haal pe aansu
lekin meri fariyad pe khamosh raha tu
badal ne bahaye hai mere haal pe aansu
lekin meri fariyad pe khamosh raha tu
aanchal raha ashqo se bhigota hi rahega
bhigota hi rahega
kab tak mere bhagwan tu sota hi rahega
kab tak mere bhagwan tu sota hi rahega
insaan jo rota hai wo rota hi rahega
kab tak mere bhagwan tu sota hi rahega

itna bhi na insan ho taqdeer se majbur
hum samne sahil ke bhi sahil se huye dur
itna bhi na insan ho taqdeer se majbur
hum samne sahil ke bhi sahil se huye dur
kab tak tu meri naav dabota hi rahega
dabota hi rahega
kab tak mere bhagwan tu sota hi rahega
kab tak mere bhagwan tu sota hi rahega
insaan jo rota hai wo rota hi rahega
kab tak mere bhagwan tu sota hi rahega
kab tak mere bhagwan tu sota hi rahega

They all departed, leaving me behind,
No solace remains, no comfort to find.
Love in this world, a fleeting, cruel guise,
For the poor, no god, no heaven in their eyes.

How long, my God, will slumber hold your gaze?
How long, my God, in silent, drowsy haze?
While humanity weeps, a river of pain,
How long, my God, will sorrow still remain?
How long, my God, will slumber hold your gaze?

The clouds have wept, their tears a mournful rain,
Upon my plight, a solace, yet in vain.
But at my cries, you chose to still remain,
The clouds have wept, their tears a mournful rain,
But at my cries, you chose to still remain.
My shawl soaked through, with tears I must endure,
Must always endure.
How long, my God, will slumber hold your gaze?
How long, my God, in silent, drowsy haze?
While humanity weeps, a river of pain,
How long, my God, will sorrow still remain?
How long, my God, will slumber hold your gaze?

So bound by fate, so powerless and frail,
Even near the shore, we lose our sail.
So bound by fate, so powerless and frail,
Even near the shore, we lose our sail.
How long will you my vessel now destroy?
Now destroy.
How long, my God, will slumber hold your gaze?
How long, my God, in silent, drowsy haze?
While humanity weeps, a river of pain,
How long, my God, will sorrow still remain?
How long, my God, will slumber hold your gaze?