sad-barg gah dikhaa.ii hai gah arGavaa.n basant

sad-barg gah dikhaa.ii hai gah arGavaa.n basant

laa.ii hai ek taaza shaguufa yahaa.n basant

bhar bhar ke gulistaa.n me.n mai-e-’aish-o-jashn se

detii hai har gha.Dii mujhe ritl-e-garaa.n basant

tuu uTh chalaa to zard hue sab ke ra.ng-e-ruu

kal aa ga.ii bahaar me.n ye naa-gahaa.n basant

aate nazar hai.n dasht-o-jabal zard har taraf

hai ab ke saal aisii hai ai dostaa.n basant

shaadaabii-e-nasiim se bahr-e-suruur ko

kartii hai josh maar ke ab be-karaa.n basant

gar fiil-misl malaa.ika ho.n ahl-e-zohd sab

le aave bahr-e-sair unhe.n muu-kashaa.n basant

patte nahii.n chaman me.n kha.Dakte tire baGair

kartii hai is libaas me.n har dam fuGaa.n basant

gar shaaKH-e-za.afaraa.n use kahiye to hai ravaa

hai farah-baKHsh vaaqa'ii is had ko haa.n basant

garvaa banaa ke riish-e-moKHazzab se mohtasib

jaataa hai us maqaam me.n jaavai jahaa.n basant

'inshaa' se shaiKH puuchhtaa hai kyaa salaah hai

tarGiib-e-baada dii hai mujhe ai javaa.n basant

sad-barg gah dikhaa.ii hai gah arGavaa.n basant

laa.ii hai ek taaza shaguufa yahaa.n basant

bhar bhar ke gulistaa.n me.n mai-e-’aish-o-jashn se

detii hai har gha.Dii mujhe ritl-e-garaa.n basant

tuu uTh chalaa to zard hue sab ke ra.ng-e-ruu

kal aa ga.ii bahaar me.n ye naa-gahaa.n basant

aate nazar hai.n dasht-o-jabal zard har taraf

hai ab ke saal aisii hai ai dostaa.n basant

shaadaabii-e-nasiim se bahr-e-suruur ko

kartii hai josh maar ke ab be-karaa.n basant

gar fiil-misl malaa.ika ho.n ahl-e-zohd sab

le aave bahr-e-sair unhe.n muu-kashaa.n basant

patte nahii.n chaman me.n kha.Dakte tire baGair

kartii hai is libaas me.n har dam fuGaa.n basant

gar shaaKH-e-za.afaraa.n use kahiye to hai ravaa

hai farah-baKHsh vaaqa'ii is had ko haa.n basant

garvaa banaa ke riish-e-moKHazzab se mohtasib

jaataa hai us maqaam me.n jaavai jahaa.n basant

'inshaa' se shaiKH puuchhtaa hai kyaa salaah hai

tarGiib-e-baada dii hai mujhe ai javaa.n basant