holi

aaj hai roz-e-wasant ai dostan
sarw-qad hai bostan ke darmiyan
bagh mein hai aish-o-ishrat raat din
gul-rukhan bin nain guzarti ek din


sab ke tan mein hai libas-e-kesri
karte hain sad-barg sun lab ham-sari
khub-ru sab ban rahe hain lal zard
bagh ka bazar hai is waqt sard


chand jaisa hai shafaq bhitar ayan
chehra sab ka az-gulal aatish-fishan
har chhabeli az-libas-e-kesari
taza karti hai bahaare-e-jafri


nachti ga ga ke holi dam-ba-dam
jyun sabha indar ki dar bagh-e-iram
az kabir-o-rang-e-kesar aur gulal
abr chhaya hai safed-o-zard-o-lal


jiyun jhadi har su hai pichkari ki dhaar
daudti hain nariyan bijli ke sar
josh-e-ishrat ghar-ba-ghar hai har taraf
nachti hain sab takalluf-bar-taraf