ye shahr ke basi kya jaanen kya rup hai ganw ke panghaT ka

ye shahr ke baasī kyā jāneñ kyā ruup hai gaañv ke panghaT kā

kyā ishq hai laaj kī alhaḌ kā kyā husn hai moh ke naT-khaT kā

va.adoñ kī havā amrā.ī meñ yādoñ kī fazā añgnā.ī meñ

milne kī duā tanhā.ī meñ sannāTe meñ dhokā aahaT kā

āñchal meñ chhupī mamtā kī mayā kathrī meñ dabī bhagvan kī dayā

laatā hai koī sandesh nayā pal pal meñ badalnā karvaT kā

chūlhe kā tavā muskātā huā jugnū bhī uḌe sharmātā huā

pardesī kī yaad dilātā huā ḳhāmosh diyā ik chaukhaT kā

galiyāroñ meñ madh Tapkātā huā kuTiyoñ kī sudhā nahlātā huā

āñgan meñ nayan maTkātā huā hai chāñd auraunī par laTkā

thak haar ke jo bhī aatā hai jī bhar ke pyaas bujhātā hai

ai dharm pe marne vaale batā kyā dharm hai nadiyā ke taT kā

'bekal' tirā pag pag naam yahāñ utsāhī tire sab kaam yahāñ

tirī bhor yahāñ tirī shaam yahāñ phir kaahe phire bhaTkā bhaTkā

ye shahr ke basi kya jaanen kya rup hai ganw ke panghaT ka

kya ishq hai laj ki alhaD ka kya husn hai moh ke naT-khaT ka

wadon ki hawa amrai mein yaadon ki faza angnai mein

milne ki dua tanhai mein sannaTe mein dhoka aahaT ka

aanchal mein chhupi mamta ki maya kathri mein dabi bhagwan ki daya

lata hai koi sandesh naya pal pal mein badalna karwaT ka

chulhe ka tawa muskata hua jugnu bhi uDe sharmata hua

pardesi ki yaad dilata hua KHamosh diya ek chaukhaT ka

galiyaron mein madh Tapkata hua kuTiyon ki sudha nahlata hua

aangan mein nayan maTkata hua hai chand aurauni par laTka

thak haar ke jo bhi aata hai ji bhar ke pyas bujhata hai

ai dharm pe marne wale bata kya dharm hai nadiya ke taT ka

'bekal' tera pag pag nam yahan utsahi tere sab kaam yahan

teri bhor yahan teri sham yahan phir kahe phire bhaTka bhaTka