chali ati hai ab to har kahian bazar ki rakhi .
sunahari, sabz, resham, zard aur gulanar[1] ki rakhi .
bani hai go[2] ki nadir[3] khoob har saradar ki rakhi .
saloonoan mean ajab rangian hai us diladar[4] ki rakhi .
n pahuanche ek gul[5] ko yar jis gulazar[6] ki rakhi ..1..
ayaan[7] hai ab to rakhi bhi, chaman bhi, gul bhi, shabanam[8] bhi .
jhamak jata hai moti aur jhalak jata hai resham bhi .
tamasha hai aha ! ha ! ha ganimat hai yah alam bhi .
uthana hath, pyare vah va tuk dekh lean ham bhi .
tumhari motiyoan ki aur zari[9] ke tar ki rakhi ..2..
machi hai har taraf kya kya saloonoan ki bahar ab to .
har ek gularoo[10] phire hai rakhi baandhe hath mean khush ho .
havas[11] jo dil mean guzare hai kahooan kya ah mean tumako .
yahi ata hai ji mean banake bamhan aj to yaro .
maian apane hath se pyare ke baandhooan pyar ki rakhi ..3..
huee hai zebo zinat[12]aur khoobaan[13] ko to rakhi se .
v lekin tumase ab jan aur kuchh rakhi ke gul phoole .
divani bulabulean hoan dekh gul chunane lagian tinake .
tumhare hath ne meanhadi ne aangashto[14] ne nakhun ne .
gulistaan[15] ki, chaman[16] ki, bag ki gulazar[17] ki rakhi ..4..
ada se hath uthane mean gule rakhi jo hilate haian .
kaleje dekhane valoan ke kya kya ah chhilate haian .
kahaan nazuk yah pahuanche aur kahaan yah rang milate haian .
chaman mean shakh par kab is tarah ke phool khilate haian .
jo kuchh khoobi mean hai us shokh gul rukhasar[18] ki rakhi ..5..
phirean haian rakhiyaan baandhe jo har dam husn ke mare .
to unaki rakhiyoan ko dekh ai ! jaan ! chav ke mare .
pahan zunnar[19] aur qashqah[20] laga mathe oopar bare .
’nazir’ aya hai bamhan banake rakhi baandhane pyare .
bandha lo usase tum hansakar ab is tyauhar ki rakhi ..6..
