kab tak chunari par hi zulm hon rangon ke
rangreza teri bhi qaba par barse rang

ishq ki ek rangin sada par barse rang
rang ho majnun aur laila par barse rang

kab tak chunari par hi zulm hon rangon ke
rangreza teri bhi qaba par barse rang [...]

is shahr ke yahin kahin hone ka rang hai
is khak mein kahin kahin sone ka rang hai

pain chaman hai khud-raw darakhton ka jhund sa
mehrab-e-dar pe us ke na hone ka rang hai [...]

yun saja chand ki jhalka tere andaz ka rang
yun faza mahki ki badla mere hamraaz ka rang

saya-e-chashm mein hairan rukh-e-raushan ka jamal
surkhi-e-lab mein pareshan teri aawaz ka rang [...]

malal zard-qabai ko dho raha hoga
ragon ka surkh kahin sabz ho raha hoga

wo jis ke dam se gulabi thi khwab-gah meri
na jaane kis ke dhundlakon se so raha hoga [...]

Kuch balkha ke kuch lehraa ke hirnii jaise
Chalti haii, pal me tolaa pal me mashaa
Kitne rang badalti haii, jisko chahe pagal
Kar de apne husn ke jaadu se, iske
Lamhe lamhe kaale kaale nagin sii baal
Haii, apne diwane kaa kar de bura haal haii!