gudde miyan ki shadi
har ek samt gunje hue qahqahe

hansi dil-lagi zamzame chahchahe
zamin muskura aasman khub jhum

ki baqi nagar mein hai shadi ki dhum
yahan mehman aur wahan mehman

jidhar dekhiye aur jahan mehman
gharaz mehman aae hain be-shumar

ki muddat se is din ka tha intizar
nausha banane ki rasm

wo gudde miyan ghar bulae gae
bitha kar wo nausha banae gae

hatheli pe mehndi rachai gai
wo nausha ko achkan pahnai gai

wo ganw ka mali 'atiq' aa gaya
wo sarson ke phulon ka sahra bandha

har ek rasm se jab faraghat hui
to mirchon ke phulon ki baddhi padi

wo ham-joliyon mein laga qahqaha
marasan jo ban kar uthin 'hashima'

marasan bhi dholak bajaane lagi
khushi ke tarane sunane lagi

marasan ko munh manga haq jab mila
ba-mushkil marasan se pichha chhuta

baraat ki rawangi
wo nausha miyan pahne gote ka haar

chale ek meindhe pe ho kar sawar
chhana-chhan chhana-chhan baraati chale

patili ke dhakne bajate hue
wo 'annu' gawayya bhi gata hua

fazaon mein tanen udata hua
nai zindagani mubarak rahe

mubarak ye shadi mubarak rahe
baraat dulhan ke makan pahunch chuki ab nikah ka waqt hai

'qamar' hain wakil aur 'aqila' gawah
'surayya' ki gudiya ka dekho byah

wo 'raziya' ko qazi banaya gaya
wo nausha ko mahfil mein laya gaya

wo qazi waraq ek ulatne lage
baraati sab ek ja simatne lage

qazi ji nikah padhate hain
musammat-e-gul dukhtar-e-shaikh 'khar'

ba-mahr-e-muajjal bayasi hazar
gulistan ka moti samundar ka phul

kaho bhai gudde ye shadi qubul
chhohaaron ki taqsim

padha kar uthe jaise qazi nikah
kisi ne chhohaaron ki de di salah

chhohaaron ki thaali lutai gai
shakar bhi maze le ke khai gai

kisi ne chhohaaron se topi bhari
shakar bhi kahin khub phanki gai

magar ek sahab kamand-e-hawa
kahen kis se apna ajab majra

ye har chand bachpan ke hushiyar the
chhohaaron ki luttas pe tayyar the

magar bhid mein aise kuchh ye dabe
ki har panw ke niche kuchle gae

pata-pat chhohaare baraste rahe
magar ye bichaare taraste rahe

koi nak par koi sar par laga
magar un ke munh tak na koi gaya

shakar aankh aur kan mein ghus gai
bichaare ki puri hi durgat bani

natija ye sab jald-bazi ka tha
ki in ka maza kirkira ho gaya

dulhan ki rukhsati
wo chhota sa ek box laya gaya

miyana jise tha banaya gaya
sawari ye dulhan ki thi aa gai

wo baithi dulhan wo hui rukhsati
kahaar apne kandhe badalte chale

miyane pe dulha ki dulhan liye
kudum-dhum kudum-dhum chali phir baraat

lagi gunjne gane baje se raat
anar aur chhachhundar chhutate hue

nichhawar ke paise lutate hue
sahar hote hote makan aa gae

dulhan le ke gudde miyan aa gae
baraat wapas aa kar

yahi mehmanon mein hai guftugu
ki dulhan hai be-shak badi khub-ru

saliqe ke sasural wale bhi hain
dikhawa nahin mal wale bhi hain

ye sardi ki subh aur sardi ki sham
magar qabil-e-dad har intizam

ye bartan ye kapde ye kursi ye mez
mila hai bahut khubsurat jahez

sada phir wo 'annu' ki aane lagi
fazaon mein masti lutane lagi

nai zindagani mubarak rahe
mubarak ye shadi mubarak rahe