Holi

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