chalte hai garibo pe hi khanjar naye naye
chalte hai garibo pe hi khanjar naye naye
ek jaan aur hazaar
ek jaan aur hazaar sitmgar naye naye

dhul jaye infidaa wo aansu hi na rahe
wo aansu hi na rahe
dhul jaye infidaa aansu hi na rahe
aansu hi na rahe
daaman pe daag lagte hai aksar naye naye
chalte hai garibo pe hi khanjar naye naye

is zindagi ka rastaa katata hi nahi hai
katata hi nahi hai
sar fhodne ko milte hain patthar naye naye
chalte hai garibo pe hi khanjar naye naye

himmat ko imtehaan kya leta hai jamana
kya leta hai jamana
himmat ko imtehaan kya leta hai zamana
kya leta hai zamana
sehte rahe hai umr bhar nashtar naye naye
ek jaan aur hazaar
ek jaan aur hazaar sitamgar naye naye
chalte hai garibo pe hi khanjar naye naye

New daggers find their mark, it seems,
Always on the poor, it seems.
One life, a thousand torturers rise,
One life, beneath unseeing skies.

Let the soul's tears be dust, forgotten,
Let the soul's tears be gone, unspoken,
Let the soul's tears be dust, forgotten,
Gone, unspoken, unheard.
Stains upon the hem, the mark of loss,
New daggers find their mark, and cross.

This path of life, it never ends,
This path of life never bends.
To break the head, new stones appear,
New daggers, born of endless fear.

What tests does time bestow on courage?
What tests does time bestow?
What tests does time bestow on courage?
What tests does time bestow?
We bear the blades, for ages old,
One life, a thousand torturers unfold,
New daggers find their mark, so bold.