o babu, o jaanewale babu
ek paisa de de
ek paisa de de
o babu, o babu, o jaanewale babu
ek paisa de de

teri jeb rahe naa khaali o o o
teri jeb rahe naa khaali
teri roj mane diwali diwali
tu hardam mauj udaaye, kabhi naa dukh paaye
o babu ek paisa de de
ek paisa de de
o babu, o babu, o jaanewale babu
ek paisa de de

ye baccha duayein dega, tera bigada kaam banega
ye baccha duayein dega, tera bigada kaam banega
ise raato nind nahi aaye bhuk tadapayein
o babu ek paisa de de
ek paisa de de
o babu, o babu, o jaanewale babu
ek paisa de de

kismat phuti duniya ruthi tute sabhi sahaare
pet ke khaatir bane bhikhari, phirte dar dar maare
pet ke khaatir bane bhikhari, phirte dar dar maare
aankh se andha bapu mera
aankh se andha bapu mera
pag pag thokar khaaye chala nahi jaaye
o babu ek paisa de de
ek paisa de de
ek paisa de de

Oh, sir, oh, passerby, sir,
A penny, grant me a penny.
Oh, sir, oh, passerby, sir,
A penny, give a penny.

May your pockets never empty, oh, oh, oh,
May your pockets never empty.
May your days always be Diwali, Diwali,
May you always revel, never know sorrow.
Oh, sir, grant me a penny, give a penny.
Oh, sir, oh, passerby, sir,
A penny, give a penny.

This child will bless you, your woes will mend,
This child will bless you, your troubles will mend.
Sleep eludes him at night, hunger torments,
Oh, sir, grant me a penny, give a penny.
Oh, sir, oh, passerby, sir,
A penny, give a penny.

Fortune has soured, the world has turned, all supports broken,
For the sake of the belly, a beggar I've become, wandering door to door.
For the sake of the belly, a beggar I've become, wandering door to door.
My father, blind of sight, my father, blind of sight,
Stumbling at every step, unable to walk.
Oh, sir, grant me a penny,
A penny, give me a penny.