main mangne wala hun
nikal jata hun kabhi

mandir kabhi masjid ki taraf
girja aur guru-dware ka chakkar bhi laga leta hun

aaj shahr ke bade maidan mein
badi sajawat hai

kisi tehwar ke jashn jaisa mahaul hai
hujum hai bhid hai saman hi saman hai

log kah rahe hain bade mantari aane wale hain
charcha ye bhi hai ki bade din-dayalu hain

roti kapda aur makan to bahuton ne diya
un ke hathon mein har dukh ka ilaj hai

ye to bada hi chamatkar hai parbhu
to in ke pichhle janm ka shayad upkar hai

ai nili chhatri wale
meri bhi ek binti sun le

zindagi jo meri ghisat rahi hai
bhuk ke pet khule aasman ke niche kat rahi hai

agle janam mujhe bhi mantari banaiyo
isi shan aur that-bat ke

sath har jagah ghumaiyo
mera to shahr bhi ajnabi hai mere liye

agle janam mein mujhe bhi sari duniya ki sair karaiyo
ek aadh kapdon hi mein guzarti hai zindagi meri

agle janam khub qimti kapde pahnaiyo
ai data agle janam

mujhe bhi bada mantari banaiyo