Jhoothi Ummeeden -- False Hopes

Aasha Hamdardi kee thi ik Bhrashtaachaari say 

Nyaye maang raha tha jhoothon kay Prabhaari say 

Mushkil hai Rishwat ya chaaploosi kay bagair 

Kaam karvaa lenaa koyi ik Adhikaari say 

Mauqa miltay hee uthaa letay hain faayadaa 

Mazloom-o-Bebas Garibon ki Laachaari say 

Aur bhlaa kyaa niklegaa ye Sochiye zaraa 

Saamp hee niklengay saampon ki Pitaari say

Kaisay hotin Poorn 'Rajan' man kee aashayen 

Heera maang rahaa tha koylay kay Vyapaari say 

                                    "Rajan Sachdeva " 

Bhrashtaachaari =  Corrupt

Prabhaari            = Officer-in-charge

Mazloom             =  Oppressed

Bebas                   = Helpless

Laachaari           = Helplessness

Pitaari                 = A box used by snake catchers to keep snakes

                             English Translation 

Hoped to get sympathy from a corrupt person

Sought justice from the officer in charge of liars 

Without bribery or flattery - it's hard 

to get any work done from an official or administrator 

Whenever one gets a chance, everyone starts taking advantage 

of the helplessness of the oppressed, helpless, and poor  

Think - what else will come out of it after all?

Only snakes will come out of the snake pit  

How could the longings of our hearts be fulfilled?

We were asking for diamonds from a coal merchant