dipawali aati hai jo har sal phir aai
paigham masarrat ka jahan ke liye lai

maqsud hai kuchh jashn bhi kuchh is se bhalai
barsat ka mausam gaya lazim hai safai

paigham-e-nafasat hai ba-har-gam diwali
duniya nahin bhuli hai abhi ram ka aana

furqat-zada bhai ko kaleje se lagana
mushtaq thi khilqat use didar dikhana

phir khalq ka fart-e-khushi se jashn manana
bichhdon ko milane ka hai paigham diwali

ta-sal ye lazim hai ki mehnat se kamaen
kuchh nek-o-bad ayyam ki khatir bhi bachaen

har roz khuda jitni bhi taufiq de khaen
phir sal ke tehwar pe hum jashn manaen

ek sal ki mehnat ka hai inam diwali
bazar mein sajti hain mithai ki dukanen

khilon ke kahin dher batashon ki qataren
mitti ke khilaune hain jo munh se abhi bolen

har chiz pe wo husn ki sab jaan ko waren
hai dil ki khushi jaan ka aaram diwali

raushan hain diye jaise zamin par hon sitare
qindil ke sae kahin bijli ke bhabhuke

wo laxmi-pujan wo aqidat ke bulawe
tum aa ke raho ghar mein ki raunaq hai tumhin se

tum aao to zulmat ko kare ram diwali
jo chahte hain lakshmi ho jald hamari

hai jitni bhi daulat hamein mil jae wo sari
tehwar ye jue se manate hain juari

ho haar ki ho jit hai donon mein hi khwari
un ke liye hai bais-e-ilzam diwali

wabasta diwali se hain mazi ke fasane
kuchh shauq ke qisse bhi hain kuchh hijr ke sadme

kuchh bais-e-taskin hain 'shifa' aaj ke jalwe
mahaul ye kab tak hai ise kya koi jaane

hai rang mein dubi hui ek sham diwali