mohabbat kaa hai ik iz.haar holii

mohabbat kaa hai ik iz.haar holii

gale milne kaa hai iqraar holii

nigaahe.n kar rahii hai.n chaar holii

numaayaa.n hai sar-e-baazaar holii

masarrat kii ’alam-bardaar holii

har ik tyauhaar kii sardaar holii

hai ik aaraasta darbaar holii

suruur-o-’aish kii sarkaar holii

sunaatii sab ko hai jhanakaar holii

manaa.e.n muflis-o-zardaar holii

tabii'at kyuu.n na apnii ra.ng laa.e

dikhaatii hai nigaah-e-yaar holii

dilaatii hai mai-e-gul-ra.ng kii yaad

na kyuu.n ho jaan-e-baada-kHvaar holii

badaltii hai muqaddar kaa ye paa.nsa

miTaatii hai chaman ke KHaar holii

’aruus-e-dahr ne bhii ra.ng gaa.nThaa

mujassam ban ga.ii gulzaar holii

uchhaalaa ra.ng us ne har galii me.n

gale kaa ban ga.ii KHud haar holii

kuchh aisaa jam gayaa hai ra.ng kaa ra.ng

manaate hai.n dar-o-diivaar holii

har ik jaanib hai teraa ra.ng chhaayaa

hai tere har taraf bauchhaar holii

u.Daate hai.n gulaal aur ra.ng har-suu

banii hai is liye gulnaar holii

lage hai.n aaj us kii shakl me.n laal

ba-har-suurat hai suurat-vaar holii

mile.n dil khol kar hinduu musalmaa.n

hai is ke vaaste tayyaar holii

muqaddar se tiraa din haath aayaa

jalaa.ii tuu ne ai itvaar holii

zamaane me.n ho is kaa daur-daura

kare har ghar ko laala-zaar holii

rachaa.e ra.ng aisaa ra.ng mahfil

jamaa'at kaa ho kaarobaar holii

mile yuu.n 'iid se holii kaa rishta

vo ho tasbiih to zunnaar holii

hai ahl-e-hind se ye 'arz 'mas'uud'

mubaarak aap ko sau-baar holii

mohabbat kaa hai ik iz.haar holii

gale milne kaa hai iqraar holii

nigaahe.n kar rahii hai.n chaar holii

numaayaa.n hai sar-e-baazaar holii

masarrat kii ’alam-bardaar holii

har ik tyauhaar kii sardaar holii

hai ik aaraasta darbaar holii

suruur-o-’aish kii sarkaar holii

sunaatii sab ko hai jhanakaar holii

manaa.e.n muflis-o-zardaar holii

tabii'at kyuu.n na apnii ra.ng laa.e

dikhaatii hai nigaah-e-yaar holii

dilaatii hai mai-e-gul-ra.ng kii yaad

na kyuu.n ho jaan-e-baada-kHvaar holii

badaltii hai muqaddar kaa ye paa.nsa

miTaatii hai chaman ke KHaar holii

’aruus-e-dahr ne bhii ra.ng gaa.nThaa

mujassam ban ga.ii gulzaar holii

uchhaalaa ra.ng us ne har galii me.n

gale kaa ban ga.ii KHud haar holii

kuchh aisaa jam gayaa hai ra.ng kaa ra.ng

manaate hai.n dar-o-diivaar holii

har ik jaanib hai teraa ra.ng chhaayaa

hai tere har taraf bauchhaar holii

u.Daate hai.n gulaal aur ra.ng har-suu

banii hai is liye gulnaar holii

lage hai.n aaj us kii shakl me.n laal

ba-har-suurat hai suurat-vaar holii

mile.n dil khol kar hinduu musalmaa.n

hai is ke vaaste tayyaar holii

muqaddar se tiraa din haath aayaa

jalaa.ii tuu ne ai itvaar holii

zamaane me.n ho is kaa daur-daura

kare har ghar ko laala-zaar holii

rachaa.e ra.ng aisaa ra.ng mahfil

jamaa'at kaa ho kaarobaar holii

mile yuu.n 'iid se holii kaa rishta

vo ho tasbiih to zunnaar holii

hai ahl-e-hind se ye 'arz 'mas'uud'

mubaarak aap ko sau-baar holii