dekh zara tu dekh zara dekh zara agar dekh sake
apne bando ka haal dekh zara
khuda bane daulat wale hai inki aaj khudai
khuda bane daulat wale hai inki aaj khudai
lut gaye hum kitne muklik ae malik teri duhai
hum bhi hai insaan tere kar itna kabhi khyal
dekh zara

aaj khule bazaaro me insaan bika jata hai
aaj khule bazaaro me insaan bika jata hai
tere naam pe aaj tera imaan bika jata hai
tu saka na tu ye bhi sone chandi ka jaal
dekh zara

foonk na de teri duniya ko kahi hamari aahe
foonk na de teri duniya ko kahi hamari aahe
nauch na le ye chand sitaare badh ke hamari baanhe
ho na jaye jaat hamari naam tera parmat
dekh zara tu dekh zara dekh zara agar dekh sake
apne bando ka haal dekh zara

Behold, and truly see, if you can bear the sight,
The state of your servants, bathed in shadowed light.
The wealthy now play God, their reign a gilded lie,
The wealthy now play God, their dominion high.
We are plundered, lost, O Lord, we cry to Thee,
We, too, are human, have mercy, and see.
Behold.

In open markets, man is sold and bought this day,
In open markets, man is bartered, come what may.
In your own name, their faith, their very souls they sell,
Even you could not break the chains of gold, of hell.
Behold.

Our sighs may yet consume the world you hold so dear,
Our sighs may yet consume the world, and bring you fear.
Our outstretched arms may claw and tear the moonlit sky,
Our outstretched arms may claw, and make your name to die.
Lest our caste be undone, your name forever marred,
Behold, and truly see, if you can be unscarred,
The state of your servants, behold.