ye haqiqat hai kabhi phagun ke gun gate the hum
chait ki aamad hui baqi nahin ab is ka gham

holi guzri chait aaya le ke garmi ka payam
rukhsati jade ki hai bhaarat se karta hai salam

halki thandak ab rahegi kuchh dinon tak subh-o-sham
jade garmi ka ye daura hota rahta hai mudam

sal mein har ek mausam ka maza ek bar hai
is liye phulon phalon ki hind mein bhar-mar hai

khet mein gehun ke paudon ne dikhai hai bahaar
kuchh dinon pahle the dhani ab sunahri hai qatar

tha kisanon ko isi mausam ka kab se intizar
fasl ki ummid mein aaya hai chehron par nikhaar

bhuk se kumhlae chehron par bhi lali aa gai
hai masarrat waqt se pahle diwali aa gai

tij tyauhaaron pe har ek bhaarti qurban hai
in ke karan faqa-masti mein guzar aasan hai

ye na hon to aadmi ki zindagi viran hai
bhaarti tahzib ki ye rang-o-masti jaan hai

jab faza ganw ki gunj uthti hai chaiti-gan se
muskuraati hai ye dharti bhi madhur muskan se