(Do you know the true meaning of 'My Rakshak Kamal' is lukewarming India?)
aaj se kareeb 40 saal pahale jab nusarat phatah alee khaan saahab ne, mere rashke qamar gaana gaaya hoga, to us vakt unhonne bhee nahin socha hoga ki yah gaana itana jyaada popular ho jaega,
is gaane mein istemaal kie gae, ek-ek shabd itane majedaar hai, yahee vajah hai ki aaj har kisee kee jubaan par yahee gaana chhaaya hua hai,
har koee sote jaagate, uthate baithate, bas yahee gaana gunaguna raha hai, mere rashke kamar, toone pahalee najar..... magar yahaan asal baat ye hai ki jis gaane ko aapane apane dil mein utaar liya hai kya us gaane ka matalab bhee jaanate hai, aise kam hee log hoge, jinhen is gaane ka matalab pata hoga
daarasal mere rasake kamar, gaana urdoo jubaan kee gazal hai, jise khud nusarat phatah alee khaan ne likha aur gaaya bhee hai, is gazal mein urdoo shabdon ka kaaphee istemaal kiya gaya hai, yahee vajah hai ki log isake arth ko to nahin samajh pa rahe hai,
magar jis tarah se ise gaaya gaya hai, sangeet se sajaaya gaya hai, jis khoobasoorat tareeke se philmaaya gaya hai, usake kaaran yah aaj logon ka phevaret gaana ban gaya hai.
mere rashke kamar ka seedha arth hota hai, chaand se eershya, yaanee kee jisakee khoobasooratee dekhakar khud chaand bhee jalane lage,
bole jaane mein bhale ye rashke qamar lagata hai, magar jab likhate vakt rashk-ai-kamar likha jaata hai, jisame rashk ka arth hota hai, eershya aur kamar ka arth hota hai, chaand isalie in donon shabdon ko mila de to yah rashke qamar ho jaata hai, jisaka arth hota hai, chaand kee eershya
yaanee ki rashke kamar ka matalab hua ki koee itana sundar hai, ki use dekh kar chaand ko bhee jalan hone lagatee hai, aksar urdoo jabaan mein is shabd ka istemaal premee apanee premika ke taareeph karane ke lie karate hain,
jab premee apanee premika ko mere rashke qamar kahe to samajh lena chaahie, ki vah premee apanee premika ko is duniya ka sabase khoobasoorat vastu bata raha है.
is gaane kee yah lokapriyata hai, ki ab baadashaaho philm mein bhee is gaane ko shaamil kiya gaya hai.