har ek shakhs ki pagdi uchhaalne wala
zalil hota hai zillat mein dalne wala

use bhi waqt ne buzdil bana diya hai jo
tha baat baat pe khanjar nikalne wala

kabhi to dalega us mein khushi ka tukda bhi
jahan ke gham meri jholi mein dalne wala

main aaina hun meri shakhsiyat hai aaina
ye soch le zara kichad uchhaalne wala

har ek lafz batata hai kaifiyat dil ki
hun wardat ko sheron mein dhaalne wala

zamana lakh bhi chahe gira nahin sakta
khuda ka lutf hai mujh ko sambhaalne wala

main apni bhuk ka izhaar kyon karun 'mukhtar'
mujhe na bhulega duniya ko palne wala