banke pathar soye setu
mandiro me so raha
kuchh khabar tujhko nahi
ham par sitam kya ho raha
ye sitam kya ho raha

nazar jo hamse churayega
hame na gam se bachayega
nazar jo hamse churayega
hame na gam se bachayega
hamare kaam na ayega
jo yun pathar ban jayega
yaad rakh bhagwan o
yaad rakh bhagwan, tu bhi pachhtayega
ek din pachhtayega
ham garibo ko agar, yu satata jayega
yu rulata jayega
yaad rakh bhagwan, tu bhi pachhtayega
ek din pachhtayega

Stone-still, the bridge now sleeps,
In temples, slumber deep it keeps.
Do you not feel the sting,
The cruelties that suffering brings?
What torments now arise?

If eyes from us you turn away,
From sorrow's grip, you'll not hold sway.
If eyes from us you turn away,
From sorrow's grip, you'll not hold sway.
Of little use you'll be to us,
If you become a stone, callous.
Remember, God, this truth you'll find,
You too shall weep, your heart entwined,
One day you'll weep.
If you torment the poor of heart,
And tear their world so far apart,
And make their tears to overflow,
Remember, God, this sorrow's flow,
One day you'll weep.