baj rahe hain madh-bhari aawaz mein holi ke saz
khinch ke aankhon mein na aa jae dil-e-hirman-nawaz

khelti hain rang aapas mein kunwari ladkiyan
git holi ke zaban par hath mein pichkariyan

naliyon mein gir rahe hain log pi pi kar sharab
mulk mein shayad nahin un ke liye koi azab

de raha hai galiyan be-nutq har pir-o-jawan
wah kya kahna teri tahzib ka hindostan

yun jalai ja rahi hain sainkadon man lakdiyan
apne shauhar par sati hun jis tarah hinduwaniyan

is tarah lakdi jalane se kahin chalta hai kaam
kis qadar mohmal hai ai society tera nizam

kuchh ghar aise hain jahan jalte nahin shab ko charagh
ghaur farmate nahin us par magar ahl-e-dimagh

lakdiyan chun chun ke lati hain saron par budhiyan
jhonpadi se tab kahin uthta hai halka sa dhuan

ta-ba-kai ye rasm-e-beja ta-ba-kai ye sufla-pan
aao khelen khun ki holi jawanan-e-watan