jaag rahe ya soye ho makkan banane wale
jaag rahe ya soye ho makkan banane wale
kyu bharat ko bhul gaye ho jag se banane wale
kyu bharat ko bhul gaye ho jag se banane wale
jaag rahe ya soye ho makkan banane wale

kahi mehal hai kahi na kuttiya
kahi hasi kahi rona
jaag rahe ya soye ho makkan banane wale
kahi chane chawal ke laale kahi chandi sona
kahi chane chawal ke laale kahi chandi sona
milte nahi kahi pe dono apna banane wale
milte nahi kahi pe dono apna banane wale
jaag rahe ya soye ho makkan banane wale

ek hath se sbko lutto jab tumne hai sikha
ek hath se sbko lutto jab tumne hai sikha
koi malik majdur hai koi kyu ucha nicha
koi malik majdur hai koi kyu ucha nicha
ek nasib se dekh sabhi ko humhe banane wale
ek nasib se dekh sabhi ko humhe banane walehumhe banane wale
jaag rahe ya soye ho makkan banane wale
jaag rahe ya soye ho makkan banane wale

Awake or dreaming, architect of stone,
Awake or dreaming, builder of a home?
Why have you forsaken Bharat's soul,
As structures rise, and stories roll?
Awake or dreaming, builder of a home?

Where palaces gleam, huts stand forlorn,
Where laughter rings, and tears are born,
Awake or dreaming, builder of a home?
Where rice and lentils fail, where silver's shown,
Where rice and lentils fail, where silver's known,
Can't meet on paths, the builder's own,
Can't meet on paths, the builder's own,
Awake or dreaming, builder of a home?

One hand steals all, that's what you've learned,
One hand steals all, as lessons burned,
Some masters rise, some bound and churn,
Some masters rise, some bound and churn,
One fate for all, the architect discerned,
One fate for all, the architect discerned,
Awake or dreaming, builder of a home?
Awake or dreaming, builder of a home?