dil mein uthti hai masarrat ki lahar holi mein
mastiyan jhumti hain sham-o-sahar holi mein

sare aalam ki faza gunjti hai naghmon se
kaif-o-masti ke baraste hain guhar holi mein

dushman aur dost sabhi malte hain aapas mein gulal
sare be-kar hue tegh-o-tabar holi mein

mohtasib mast hai aur hazrat-e-wais sarshaar
mai-kada ban gaya hai aish-nagar holi mein

kis ki makhmur nigahon ne pilae saghar
mast-o-be-khud hue sab ahl-e-nazar holi mein

aaj cupid bhi liye hathon mein pichkari hai
us se bach kar bhala jaoge kidhar holi mein

khum ke khum tu bhi lundhane ki qasam kha le aaj
dekh zahid kahin rakhiyo na kasar holi mein

tu samajhta hai ki hai tu hi nirala zahid
are aate hain yahan tere khusar holi mein

kapde lat-pat kiye kichad mein chale aate hain
shaikh-sahab ke pisar lakht-e-jigar holi mein

budhe budhe bhi khade takte hain lakdi tike
band hain raste aur rahguzar holi mein

aur basti nahin ye hind hai sun khol ke kan
bach ke chalte hain yahan khwaja khizar holi mein

mai-kada hai yahan saman-e-masarrat hain 'zarif'
aa bhi jao miyan be-khauf-o-khatar holi mein