Roti Lyrics English Translation – Harmeeet | Hustle 5

Dekh Raha Hoon Ek Aadmi Ne Jhooti Chhodi Thaali
I see a man who has left his half-eaten plate behind.

Aur Soch Raha Hoon Kya Isko Roti Ka Mol Pataa Nahi
And I wonder if he does not know the value of bread.

Phir Dekhi Uske Chehre Par Ek Fiqr Ki Nishani
Then I noticed a sign of worry on his face.

Toh Woh Roti Ko Tha Kha Rah Ya Roti Usko Kha Rahi
So was he eating the bread, or was the bread consuming him?

Kya Roti Ka Woh Tukda Dekh Kar Yaad Kar Raha Hai Sapna
Is he looking at that piece of bread and remembering a dream?

Jo Toda Hoga Usne Shaayad Iss Roti Ke Khaatir
A dream he may have given up for the sake of this bread.

Aur Uss Sapne Ki Chita Par Siki Hogi Ek Roti Uske Gaanv Mein
Perhaps a piece of bread was baked on the funeral pyre of that dream back in his village.

Woh Abhi Kaam Kar Raha Hai Shaayad Uss Roti Ke Khaatir
Perhaps he is working now for the sake of that bread.

Toh Bhaagta Hi Ja Raha Hai
So he keeps running on.

Bas Paet Bharke Umar Kaat-Ta Hi Ja Raha Hai
He is simply spending his life filling his stomach.

Ek Dooja Aadmi Sadak Ke Uss Taraf Se
Another man, from across the road,

Kuch Aas Bharke Aankhon Mein
with some hope in his eyes,

Iss Jhooti Thaali Ko Bas Kabse Taakta Hi Ja Raha Hai
has been staring at this half-eaten plate for a long time.

Usne Toda Nahi Sapna Par Sapne Ne Toda Usko
He did not give up on his dream, but the dream broke him.

Khaa Leta Woh Bhi Roti, Par Jaib Mein Hota Kuch Toh
He would have eaten the bread too, if he had something in his pocket.

Andar Woh Aata Gate Se Toh Jaata Khaali Paet Na
If he came inside through the gate, he would not have to leave on an empty stomach.

Main De Hi Deta Khaana Par Woh Bolta Toh Mujhko
I would have given him food, but he would have had to ask me.

Kitni Der Se Woh Dhoop Mein Khada Tha
He had been standing in the sun for so long.

Najaane Kaisa Shaqs Main Usko Door Se Laga Tha
I do not know what kind of person he seemed to me from a distance.

Ki Usne Koshish Hi Nahi Kari Madad Maangne Ki
He did not even try to ask for help.

Ya Bas Shaayad Uska Svabhimaan Uss Bhook Se Bada Tha
Or perhaps his self-respect was simply greater than his hunger.

Dekh Raha Tha Main Usi Ko Bade Dhyaan Se
I was watching him very carefully.

Tabhi Aake Dastakein Di Siskayion Ne Kaan Pe
Just then, sobs came knocking at my ears.

Dekha Jab Yahan Wahan Dikha Mujhe Ek Baccha
When I looked around, I saw a child.

Jo Rota Cheekhein Maar Ke Kisi Betuki Baat Pe
Crying and screaming over something seemingly trivial.

Uski Cheekhein Bas Badha Rahi Thi Gussa
His screams were only making me angrier.

Woh Khaana Chaahta Kuch Jo Baap Na Chaahta Uska
He wanted some food that his father could not afford for him.

Phir Bhi Khilaata Baap Usko Pyaar Se Roti
Yet his father lovingly fed him bread.

Par Shaayad Usko Shaant Karne Ka Roti Na Thi Nuskha
But perhaps bread was not enough to calm him down.

Unke Theek Aage Dikha Ek Kaampta Hua Haath
Right in front of them, I saw a trembling hand.

Jismein Thi Thami Chammach Jismein Daal Aur Kuch Bhaat
Holding a spoon with lentils and some rice in it.

Woh Ek Boodha Aadmi Jisko Dekhun Main Roz
It was an old man whom I see every day.

Jiski Bhook Shaayad Roti Se Zyaada Maangti Saath
Perhaps his hunger asks for more than just bread.

Aankhein Meri Yeh Manzar Ko Sambhaal Kyun Nahi Paati
Why are my eyes unable to bear this sight?

Kyunki Jaanun Uss Chehre Par Yeh Muskaan Kyun Nahi Aati
Because I know why a smile does not appear on that face.

Uss Insaan Ne Paet Kaat Ke Paali Chaar Aulaadein
That man raised four children by sacrificing his own needs.

Lekin Chaar Aulaadein Ek Baap Paal Kyun Nahi Paati?
Yet why can’t four children support their father?

Ab Mere Mann Mein Yahi Goonj Raha Hai Sawaal
Now this question keeps echoing in my mind.

Kya Uss Rote Bacche Ke Baap Ka Hoga Yahi Haal
Will the father of that crying child end up in the same condition?

Roti Ke Ird-Gird Dekhun Uljhe Insaan
I see troubled people gathered around bread.

Kya Main Dekh Raha Hoon Ek Duniya
Am I looking at a world,

Ya Main Dekh Raha Hoon Dukaan
or am I looking at a shop?

Khair Mujhe Kya Mera Toh Bas Kaam Roti Bechna
Well, what does it matter to me? My only job is to sell bread.

Phir Uss Roti Ke Paise Se Apni Do Roti Sekna
Then use that money to make my own two pieces of bread.

Khush Hona Dekh Kar Iss Galle Ka Badhta Bhaar
Be happy seeing the growing weight of this cash drawer.

Phir Kiraye Wale Din Par Usko Khaali Hote Dekhna
Then watch it become empty when the rent is due.

Tabhi Kitchen Se Mummy Ne Di Aawaaz
Just then, Mom called out from the kitchen.

Woh Kaam Ke Pinjre Mein Rehti Duniya Se Azaad
She lives in the cage of work, yet remains free from the world.

Wahi Har Ghar Ki Maa’on Jaisa Unka Bhi Mijaaz
Her nature is like that of mothers in every home.

Bataane Lagi Kaam Bin Belan Se Roke Haath
She began telling me what to do without even stopping her hands from working.

Par Main Samajh Nahi Paaya Unke Kahe Alfaaz Ko
But I could not understand her words.

Boli Usko De Roti Jisne Jhoota Chhoda Thaal Ko
She said, “Give the bread to the one who left the half-eaten plate.”

Main Chidh Kar Bola Usko Shaayad Khaana Nahi Aur
Irritated, I said that perhaps he did not want the food anymore.

Isse Behtar Roti Dede Te Baahar Khade Insaan Ko
It would be better to give the bread to the man standing outside.

Par Maa Toh Maa Bacchon Ke Pyaar Mein Hi Andhi
But a mother is a mother, blinded by her love for her children.

Kehti Woh Kha Nahi Raha Shaayad Se Roti Ho Gayi Thandi
She said, “He is not eating, perhaps the bread has become cold.”

Aur Woh Bhooka Aadmi Jo Khada Gate Ke Baahar
“And that hungry man standing outside the gate,

Woh Kahin Laut Na Jaaye Usko Bhi Bula Kar Laa Jaldi
He might leave, so call him inside quickly.”

Dekh Kursi Khaali Boodhe Aadmi Ke Paas
“Look, there is an empty chair beside the old man.

Wahin Baithaade Usko Aur Lagaade Uski Thaal
Seat him there and serve him a plate.”

Bhale Na Uski Jebo Mein Humko Dene Ko Kuch Par
Even if there is nothing in his pockets to give us,

Khaali Paet Nahi Samajhta Khaali Jeb Ki Zubaan
an empty stomach does not understand the language of an empty pocket.

Dekh Rote Bacche Ki Aaj Maa Saath Nahi Aayi
“Look, the crying child’s mother did not come today.

Ja Dede Usko Mere Hisse Ki Aakhri Mithai
Go and give him the last sweet from my share.”

Main Bola Unki Dikkatein Unka Rab Hi Sambhaale
I said, “May their God take care of their troubles.”

Maa Boli Kya Pataa Rab Ne Humse Aas Ho Lagaai
Mom said, “Who knows, perhaps God has placed hope in us.”

Aur Roti Bechi Nahi Khilaayi Jaati Hai
And bread is not meant to be sold; it is meant to be fed.

Note Se Zyaada Zaruri Niyyat Banaai Jaati Hai
Good intentions are more important than money.

Jismein Niyyat Hoti Hai Bhooke Ka Paet BharDene Ki
When there is an intention to fill a hungry person’s stomach,

Uske Hisse Ki Roti Kahin Se Aa Hi Jaati Hai
The bread meant for them somehow finds its way to them.

Anmane Mann Se Kardiya Jo Bola Maa Ne
Reluctantly, I did what Mom had told me.

Dubara Baitha Apne AqAl Ke Ghode Daudane
Then I sat down again, letting my thoughts run wild.

Phir Se Jhaankne Laga Main Unn Logon Ki Duniya Mein
I began looking into the world of those people again.

Par Pal Bhar Mein Kaise Sab Kuch Badal Gaya Yahan Pe
But how had everything changed here in just a moment?

Woh Bhooka Aadmi Ab Bhooka Nahi Hai
That hungry man is no longer hungry.

Woh Boodhe Aadmi Ke Saath Baat Karne Ko Koi Dooja Bhi Hai
The old man now has someone else to talk to.