aa dhamke aish o tarab kya kya jab husn dikhaya holi ne
har aan khushi ki dhuum hui yuun lutf jataya holi ne
har khatir ko khursand kiya har dil ko lubhaya holi ne
daf rangin naqsh sunahri ka jis vaqt bajaya holi ne
bazar gali aur kuchon men ghul-shor machaya holi ne
ya svang kahun ya rang kahun ya husn bataun holi ka
sab abran tan par jhamak raha aur kesar ka mathe tiika
hans dena har-dam naz-bhara dikhlana saj-dhaj shokhi ka
har gali, misri, qand-bhari, har ek qadam atkheli ka
dil shaad kiya aur moh liya ye, jauban paaya holi ne
kuchh table khatke taal baje kuchh dholak aur murdang baji
kuchh jhadpen biin rababon ki kuchh sarangi aur chang baji
kuchh taar tamburon ke jhanke kuchh dhamdhi aur munh-chang baji
kuchh ghungru khatke jham-jham-jham kuchh gat gat par ahang baji
hai har dam nachne gaane ka ye taar bandhaya holi ne
har jagah thaal gulalon se, khush-rangat ki gul-kari hai
aur dher abiron ke lage, so ishrat ki tayyari hai
hain raag baharen dikhlate aur rang-bhari pichkari hai
munh surkhi se gulnar hue tan kesar ki si kyari hai
ye ruup jhamakta dikhlaya ye rang dikhaya holi ne
har aan khushi se aapas men sab hans hans rang chhidakte hain
rukhsar gulalon se gul-gun, kapdon se rang tapakte hain
kuchh raag aur rang jhamakte hain kuchh mai ke jaam chhalakte hain
kuchh kuude hain, kuchh uchhle hain, kuchh hanste hain, kuchh bikte hain
ye taur ye naqsha ishrat ka har aan banaya holi ne