dhup nagar ke basi hain hum dhup ki pahre-dari hai
dhup-nagar mein dhup ke kheme dhup ki hi gul-kari hai

dhup falak par dhup faza mein dhup zamin par raqsan hai
dhup hawaon ka pairahan har su dhup par-afshan hai

dhup ki shakhen dhup ke patte dhup ki kaliyan dhup ke phul
dhup ki ye nagri hai anokhi dhup-zada hain is ke usul

dhup suron par nach rahi hai dil mein utarti jati hai
bechaini aur betabi ke jalte git sunati hai

dhup ne insani zehnon mein angare dahkae hain
dhup ne fikr-o-nazar mein jaise shoale se bhadkae hain

dhup-nagar mein amn-o-sukun ke badle jang ki baaten hain
qatl-o-ghaarat khun aur lashen dhup ki hi saughaten hain

kya jaane kab baadal aaen kab chhae sawan ki ghata
kab badle ye dhup ka mausam lahrae sawan ki hawa