kartaa hai baaG-e-dahr me.n naira.ngiyaa.n basant

kartaa hai baaG-e-dahr me.n naira.ngiyaa.n basant

aayaa hai laakh ra.ng se ai baaGbaa.n basant

ham-ra.ng kii hai duun nikal ashrafii ke saath

paataa hai aa ke ra.ng-e-talaa.ii yahaa.n basant

joban par un dino.n hai bahaar-e-nashaat-e-baaG

letaa hai phuul bhar ke yahaa.n jholiyaa.n basant

muubaaf zard ra.ng hai sumbul kii choT me.n

khotaa hai buu-e-gul kii pareshaaniyaa.n basant

navvaab-e-naam-daar ‘zafar-ja.ng’ ke huzuur

gaatii hai aa ke zohra-e-garduu.n-makaa.n basant

jaam-e-'aqiiq zard hai nargis ke haath me.n

taqsiim kar rahaa hai mai-e-arGavaa.n basant

hote hai.n taa.iraan-e-chaman nargisii kabaab

kah do ki is qadar na kare garmiyaa.n basant

chehre tamaam zard hai.n daulat ke ra.ng se

koThii me.n ho gayaa hai saraapaa 'ayaa.n basant

niilaa hu.aa hai mu.nh gul-e-sausan kaa baaG me.n

letaa hai iKHtilaat me.n kyaa chuTkiyaa.n basant

ka.Dve dhare hue hai.n jo navvaab ke huzuur

baahar hai apne jaame se ai baaGbaa.n basant

pokhraaj ke gilaaso.n me.n hai laala-guu.n sharaab

sone kaa paanii pii ke hai ratab-ul-lisaa.n basant

sarso.n jo phuulii diida-e-jaam-e-sharaab me.n

bint-ul’inab se karne lagaa shoKHiyaa.n basant

zer-e-qadam hai farsh-e-basantii huzuur ke

masruuf paa-e-bos me.n hai har zamaa.n basant

mai.n gard-posh ho ke banaa shaaKH-e-za.afaraa.n

lipTaa hu.aa hai mere badan se yahaa.n basant

kartaa huu.n ab tamaam du'aa par ye chand she'r

aayaa pasand majma’-e-ahl-e-zamaa.n basant

jab tak ki mahv-e-qahqaha huu.n gul-hazaar me.n

ra.ngiin taar hai sifat-e-za.afaraa.n basant

yaa-rab hazaar saal salaamat rahe.n huzuur

ho roz jashn-e-’iid yahaa.n jaavedaa.n basant

ahbaab surKH-ruu rahe.n dushman ho.n zard-ruu

jab tak manaa.e.n mardum-e-hindostaa.n basant

zardii kii tarah baiza-e-bulbul me.n chhup rahe

is baaG se na jaa.e miyaan-e-KHizaa.n basant

taqdiir me.n thii furqat-e-yaaraan-e-lucknow

is shahr me.n 'muniir' kahaa.n thaa kahaa.n basant

kartaa hai baaG-e-dahr me.n naira.ngiyaa.n basant

aayaa hai laakh ra.ng se ai baaGbaa.n basant

ham-ra.ng kii hai duun nikal ashrafii ke saath

paataa hai aa ke ra.ng-e-talaa.ii yahaa.n basant

joban par un dino.n hai bahaar-e-nashaat-e-baaG

letaa hai phuul bhar ke yahaa.n jholiyaa.n basant

muubaaf zard ra.ng hai sumbul kii choT me.n

khotaa hai buu-e-gul kii pareshaaniyaa.n basant

navvaab-e-naam-daar ‘zafar-ja.ng’ ke huzuur

gaatii hai aa ke zohra-e-garduu.n-makaa.n basant

jaam-e-'aqiiq zard hai nargis ke haath me.n

taqsiim kar rahaa hai mai-e-arGavaa.n basant

hote hai.n taa.iraan-e-chaman nargisii kabaab

kah do ki is qadar na kare garmiyaa.n basant

chehre tamaam zard hai.n daulat ke ra.ng se

koThii me.n ho gayaa hai saraapaa 'ayaa.n basant

niilaa hu.aa hai mu.nh gul-e-sausan kaa baaG me.n

letaa hai iKHtilaat me.n kyaa chuTkiyaa.n basant

ka.Dve dhare hue hai.n jo navvaab ke huzuur

baahar hai apne jaame se ai baaGbaa.n basant

pokhraaj ke gilaaso.n me.n hai laala-guu.n sharaab

sone kaa paanii pii ke hai ratab-ul-lisaa.n basant

sarso.n jo phuulii diida-e-jaam-e-sharaab me.n

bint-ul’inab se karne lagaa shoKHiyaa.n basant

zer-e-qadam hai farsh-e-basantii huzuur ke

masruuf paa-e-bos me.n hai har zamaa.n basant

mai.n gard-posh ho ke banaa shaaKH-e-za.afaraa.n

lipTaa hu.aa hai mere badan se yahaa.n basant

kartaa huu.n ab tamaam du'aa par ye chand she'r

aayaa pasand majma’-e-ahl-e-zamaa.n basant

jab tak ki mahv-e-qahqaha huu.n gul-hazaar me.n

ra.ngiin taar hai sifat-e-za.afaraa.n basant

yaa-rab hazaar saal salaamat rahe.n huzuur

ho roz jashn-e-’iid yahaa.n jaavedaa.n basant

ahbaab surKH-ruu rahe.n dushman ho.n zard-ruu

jab tak manaa.e.n mardum-e-hindostaa.n basant

zardii kii tarah baiza-e-bulbul me.n chhup rahe

is baaG se na jaa.e miyaan-e-KHizaa.n basant

taqdiir me.n thii furqat-e-yaaraan-e-lucknow

is shahr me.n 'muniir' kahaa.n thaa kahaa.n basant