jab phagun rang jhamakte hon tab dekh baharen holi ki
aur daf ke shor khadakte hon tab dekh baharen holi ki
pariyon ke rang damakte hon tab dekh baharen holi ki
khum, shishe, jaam, jhalakte hon tab dekh baharen holi ki
mahbub nashe men chakte hon tab dekh baharen holi ki
ho naach rangili pariyon ka baithe hon gul-ru rang-bhare
kuchh bhigi tanen holi ki kuchh naz-o-ada ke dhang-bhare
dil bhule dekh baharon ko aur kanon men ahang bhare
kuchh table khadken rang-bhare kuchh aish ke dam munh-chang bhare
kuchh ghunghru taal chhanakte hon tab dekh baharen holi ki
saman jahan tak hota hai us ishrat ke matlubon ka
vo sab saman muhayya ho aur baagh khila ho khvabon ka
har aan sharaben dhalti hon aur thath ho rang ke dubon ka
is aish maze ke aalam men ek ghol khada mahbubon ka
kapdon par rang chhidakte hon tab dekh baharen holi ki
gulzar khile hon pariyon ke aur majlis ki tayyari ho
kapdon par rang ke chhinton se khush-rang ajab gul-kari ho
munh laal, gulabi ankhen hon, aur hathon men pichkari ho
us rang-bhari pichkari ko angiya par tak kar maari ho
sinon se rang dhalakte hon tab dekh baharen holi ki
us rang-rangili majlis men vo randi nachne vaali ho
munh jis ka chand ka tukda ho aur aankh bhi mai ke pyali ho
bad-mast badi matvali ho har aan bajati taali ho
mai-noshi ho behoshi ho ”bhadve” ki munh men gaali ho
bhadve bhii, bhadva bakte hon tab dekh baharen holi ki
aur ek taraf dil lene ko mahbub bhavayyon ke ladke
har aan ghadi gat bharte hon kuchh ghat ghat ke kuchh badh badh ke
kuchh naaz jataven lad lad ke kuchh holi gaven ad ad ke
kuchh lachke shokh kamar patli kuchh haath chale kuchh tan bhadke
kuchh kafir nain matakte hon tab dekh baharen holi ki
ye dhuum machi ho holi ki aur aish maze ka jhakkad ho
us khincha-khinch ghasiti par bhadve randi ka phakkad ho
majun, sharaben, nach, maza, aur tikiya sufa kakkad ho
lad-bhid ke ‘nazir’ bhi nikla ho kichad men laththad-paththad ho
jab aise aish mahakte hon tab dekh baharen holi ki