sabke saro pe sar shar shar lehrata rahe tiranga
sabke dilo me behti rahe ye prem pyar ki ganga
mere desh ke rang pyare pyare nyare nyare in rango
se holi khele milke hum sare

bhul na jana holi me o humjholi
kora kora mera lehnga kori kori meri choli
bhul na jana holi me o humjholi
tera sundar mukhada gori rang bina hai phika
halka sa chhota sa aa mai ek laga du tika
mai darti hu in bato se rang dal de rang de hatho se
aankho se karat hai kyu ishare ishare
mere desh ke rang pyare pyare nyare nyare in rango
se holi khele milke hum sare

rango me rang lal bada khilta hai
lal rang ka rang lahu se milta hai
aise me yaad aaye bichhade sathi chhel chhabile
aankho ke aansu bhii ho gaye dekho rang rangile
hum jhum rahe hai masti me hum dur akele basti se
phirte apni kismat ke mare mare
mere desh ke rang pyare pyare nyare nyare in rango
se holi khele milke hum sare
mere desh ke rang pyare pyare nyare nyare in rango
se holi khele milke hum sare

Upon every brow, the tricolor waves,
A river of love, in every heart it raves.
Colors of my nation, so dear and so bright,
With these hues of joy, we'll play Holi, with all our might.

Forget not, friend, in this festival's gleam,
My pristine skirt, my innocent dream.
Forget not, friend, in this vibrant spree,
Your fair face, without color, feels so bleak, you see.
A tiny dot, a touch, I ask of you,
Afraid of words, of colours, of what they do.
Why do your eyes, with secrets they impart?
Colors of my nation, so dear to my heart,
With these hues of joy, we'll play Holi, as one.

The crimson hue, how it blooms with glee,
Like the colour of blood, that runs free.
Memories flood, of those we have lost,
Even tears now, in colours are embossed.
We sway in joy, in a world set apart,
Wandering, lost by fate's cruel art.
Colors of my nation, so dear and so bright,
With these hues of joy, we'll play Holi, with all our might.
Colors of my nation, so dear and so bright,
With these hues of joy, we'll play Holi, with all our might.