HOOK
Jhele gareeb // The poor suffer
Ameer maza lere // While the rich enjoy
Jhele gareeb // The poor suffer
Ameer maza lere // While the rich enjoy
So rele jo // Those who are sleeping
Hum unko jagarele // We’re here to wake them up
So rele jo // Those who are sleeping
Hum unko jagarele // We’re here to wake them up
Fail hai sarkaar // This government has failed
Hungama Avhaam mei hai // The crowd is getting riled up
Hum unki bajaarele me // We’re here to hold them to account
Chingaari se aag hum // We’re the spark from the fire
Sholay jalarele // We’re lighting the embers

VERSE 1 - NAEZY
Itne saare shot yaha par // There are so many issues at play
Koi sahi hai koi galat hai // Some right, some wrong
Insaniyat akhir me // Humanity comes last
Pehle kyu yaha ata mazhab hai // Why does religion come first
Hatdarmi bhi gazab hai // Bigotry is celebrated
mandir tute masjid tute // A temple is broken, A masjid is broken
Dil tute yeh galat hai // Our hearts are broken because this is wrong
Dharam k naam pr // In the name of religion
Alag kare // we’ve been separated
Watan hai jaan toh // This country belongs to everyone
Hum sabhi ka // *part of above line
Khoon jab ek phir // If our blood is the same
Bhed kyu // Why do we fight?
Khud jab kare // When we do it ourselves?
Tab sab theek hai // Its alright
Doosre kare tab // When others do it
Khed kyu // We have an issue?
Khel hai shuru yaha // The game is afoot
Gundo ka mantri ka mel hai // Criminals and politicians are one
mujrimo ko bail hai // These criminals get bail
Maasumo // While the innocent
Ko jail kyu // rot in jail
Hum jhele kyu // Why should we agree to this?

HOOK
Jhele gareeb // The poor suffer
Ameer maza lere // While the rich enjoy
Jhele gareeb // The poor suffer
Ameer maza lere // While the rich enjoy
So rele jo // Those who are sleeping
Hum unko jagarele // We’re here to wake them up
So rele jo // Those who are sleeping
Hum unko jagarele // We’re here to wake them up
Fail hai sarkaar // This government has failed
Hungama Avhaam mei hai // The crowd is getting riled up
Hum unki bajaarele me // We’re here to hold them to account
Chingaari se aag hum // We’re the spark from the fire
Sholay jalarele // We’re lighting the embers

VERSE 2 - MC MAWALI
Bane ekta se watan karke bhed dere zhakham // This country was founded upon the idea of unity after healing a lot of wounds
Dohorate itihas karke aakhe band! // They close their eyes and recite history
Dimag se hue mand television mai jhaak ke // Their brains have rotted away after watching television
Dimag mai bhare gandh yeh dange fasad kare // They’ve filled your brain with trash causing you riot against your own
Mare dakaar khana peth bhar ke apne makaan mai khush per rahe chup jub kisaan mare? // You’re happy while their stomachs are full but when farmers die why do you remain silent?
Bina insaniyat kaise insaan bane ? // Without humanity how did you become a human?
kare land fand khode khoile ki khaan // Seize the land open a coal mine
Seed laws laye bade bade businessman // Make laws about seeds at the behest of big businessmen
Fal export kare soneke daam // So that you can export our fruit at the rate of gold


HOOK
Jhele gareeb // The poor suffer
Ameer maza lere // While the rich enjoy
Jhele gareeb // The poor suffer
Ameer maza lere // While the rich enjoy
So rele jo // Those who are sleeping
Hum unko jagarele // We’re here to wake them up
So rele jo // Those who are sleeping
Hum unko jagarele // We’re here to wake them up
Fail hai sarkaar // This government has failed
Hungama Avhaam mei hai // The crowd is getting riled up
Hum unki bajaarele me // We’re here to hold them to account
Chingaari se aag hum // We’re the spark from the fire
Sholay jalarele // We’re lighting the embers

VERSE 3 - NAEZY
Partition k waqt se chal // Since the time of partition
Rahe mudde kab se // These issues have been plaguing us
Muddo k masle hai // These issues have become problems
maslo ka hal ek masla hai // The solutions presented also cause problems
Koi Pardes me kaid hai Toh // Some feel trapped abroad
koi Apne hi desh me kaid hai // While some are trapped inside their own country
Andhere hai ujaalo me // Darkness overpowers the light
Ujaale hai sirf mehlo me // This light only shines inside the houses of the rich
Darjanno gaadi hai // They have a dozen cars
Zewar hai thaylo me // With diamonds hidden in their bags
Rasto pe zindagi // Life on these streets
Bik rahi thelo pe // Is being sold in plastic bags
Behrupiye mantri // Politicians are conmen
Sau rupiye santre // And oranges are being sold for $100
Job nahi jawano ko // The youth are unemployed
Chod dere country // and are leaving the country
Ghaple sab high level // Corruptions seeps through the highest levels
Dhyaan bhatkare // and they continue to distract us
Sach ko toh dande hai // They batter the truth with their stick
Chup wo toh kabse hai // They continue to remain silent
Ab toh yeh jung hi hai // This is now war
Jazba tirangi hai // Our passion is tricoloured
Jwala hai housle // Our will is fiery
Sholay lagan k // The embers of our souls

HOOK
Jhele gareeb // The poor suffer
Ameer maza lere // While the rich enjoy
Jhele gareeb // The poor suffer
Ameer maza lere // While the rich enjoy
So rele jo // Those who are sleeping
Hum unko jagarele // We’re here to wake them up
So rele jo // Those who are sleeping
Hum unko jagarele // We’re here to wake them up
Fail hai sarkaar // This government has failed
Hum unki bajaarele me // We’re here to hold them to account
Chingaari se aag hum // We’re the spark from the fire
Sholay jalarele // We’re lighting the embers