Roti Lyrics English Translation – Harmeeet | MTV Hustle 5

Dekh Raha Hoon Ek Aadmi Ne Jhooti Chhodi Thali
I see a man who has left a plate with leftover food.

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

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

Toh Woh Roti Ko Tha Kha Rah Ya Roti Usko Kha Rahi
Was he eating the bread, or was the bread eating away at him?

Kya Roti Ka Woh Tukda Dekh Kar Yaad Kar Raha Hai Sapna
Looking at that piece of bread, is he remembering a dream?

Jo Toda Hoga Usne Shaayad Iss Roti Ke Khaatir
that he may have sacrificed 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 right now for the sake of that bread.

Toh Bhaagta Hi Ja Raha Hai
So he just keeps running,

Bas Paet Bharke Umar Kaat-Ta Hi Ja Raha Hai
simply spending his life trying to fill his stomach.

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

Kuch Aas Bharke Aankhon Mein
with a glimmer of hope in his eyes,

Iss Jhooti Thali Ko Bas Kabse Taak-Ta Hi Ja Raha Hai
has been staring at this plate of leftover food for so long.

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

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

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

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

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 don’t know what kind of person he seemed to me from a distance.

Ki Usne Koshish Hi Nahi Kari Madad Maangne Ki
He didn’t even try to ask for help,

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

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

Tabhi Aake Dastakein Siskiyon Ne Kaan Pe
when suddenly the sound of sobs knocked upon 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 the anger grow.

Woh Khaana Chaahta Kuch Jo Baap Na Chaahta Uska
He wanted to eat something that his father did not want him to have.

Phir Bhi Khilaata Baap Usko Pyaar Se Roti
Even then, his father lovingly fed him bread.

Par Shaayad Usko Shaant Karne Ka Roti Na Thi Nuska
But perhaps bread was not the solution 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 some lentils and 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
whose hunger perhaps asks for more than just bread.

Aankhein Meri Yeh Manzar Ko Sambhaal Kyun Nahi Paati
Why can’t my eyes bear this sight?

Kyunki Jaanun Uss Chehre Par Yeh Muskaan Kyun Nahi Aati
Because I know why a smile never comes to 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?
But why can’t four children take care of one 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 suffer the same fate?

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 marketplace?

Khair Mujhe Kya Mera Toh Bas Kaam Roti Bechna
Anyway, 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 the money from that bread to make my own two pieces of bread.

Khush Hona Dekh Kar Iss Galle Ka Badhta BhaAR
Be happy seeing the increasing earnings of this shop,

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 Awaaz
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 just like that of mothers in every household.

Bataane Lagi Kaam Bin Belan Se Roke Haath
She began giving instructions while keeping her hands busy with the rolling pin.

Par Main Samajh Nahi Paaya Unke Kahe Alfaaz Ko
But I couldn’t understand what she meant.

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

Main Chidh Kar Bola Usko Shaayad Khaana Nahi Aur
Annoyed, I said, “Perhaps he doesn’t want food anymore,

Isse Behtar Roti Dedete Baahar Khade Insaan Ko
it would be better to give the bread to the person standing outside.”

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

Kehti Woh Kha Nahi Raha Shaayad Se Roti Hogai Thandi
She said, “He isn’t 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
make sure he doesn’t leave; call him inside quickly.”

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

Wahin Baithaade Usko Aur Lagade Uski Thaal
Seat him there and serve him a plate of food.

Bhale Na Uski Jebo Mein Humko Dene Ko Kuch Par
Even if he has 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 Bache Ki Aaj Maa Saath Nahi Aayi
“Look, the crying child’s mother hasn’t 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 Lagaaai
Mom said, “Who knows, perhaps God has placed His hope in us.”

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

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 Aahi Jaati Hai
the bread meant for him somehow finds its way to him.

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.

Phirse 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 in just a moment, how everything had changed here.

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
And the old man now has someone else to talk to.