kaise le aau rakhiya mai bhaiya
more pav me bedi padi pav me bedi padi
sans bairan badi ghat nighar ghadi
rah ko roke khadi rah ko roke khadi

sone ki thari pan sufari sab kuch hai bekar
jis ghar me na bir mora waha na aaye tayohar
aayi hai subh ghadi chot si dil pe padi
sine me barchhi gadi ho pav me bedi padi

jag ki behane nache gaye dhum machaye bir
apni suni kalai lekar rah take mora bir
hu jo bebas badi rakhi liye hu khadi
roti hu mai har ghadi ho pav me bedi padi

rimjhim rimjhim sawan barse nir bahave nain
jab tak tore pas na pahunchu
kaise pade mohe chain
khush hai duniya badi aur yaha har ghadi
tujhpe hai vipda kadi ho pav me bedi padi
kaise le aau rakhiya mai bhaiya more pav me bedi padi

How can I send my brother rakhis now,
When chains bind my feet, chains bind my feet?
Life, a cruel foe, watches the ghat hour by hour,
Blocking the path I seek, blocking the path I seek.

Golden platters, betel leaves, all are in vain,
Where my brother is absent, no festival can reign.
Auspicious hour arrives, a wound opens in my heart,
A spear pierces my chest, and chains bind my feet.

The world's sisters dance, brothers sing with glee,
But I, with empty wrists, await my brother's decree.
Powerless I stand, holding the rakhi in hand,
Weeping every moment, while chains bind my feet.

The monsoon weeps, rain falls in gentle sheets,
Till I reach you, how can I find ease?
The world rejoices, but here, sorrow is always near,
Misfortune threatens you, and chains bind your feet.
How can I send my brother rakhis now, when chains bind my feet?