Madhushala

Ek baras mein ek baar hi
jalti Holi ki jwala,

Ek hi baar lagti baazi,
jagti deepon ki maala,

Duniya-waalon, kintu kisi din,
Aa Madira-lay (tavern) mein dekho,
Din mein Holi, Raat Diwali,
Roz manaati Madhushala.



-An excerpt from Madhushala
by Late Mr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan-


More poems by Mr. Bachchan here.