aandhi thi tufan tha kya tha
meri mez pe kaun aaya tha

camel ink padi hai ulti
gul-danon mein ret bhari hai

kursi ki tangen tirchhi hain
file mein titli natthi hai

timepiece ka shisha tuta
mez-posh par kale dhabbe

kate hue akhbar ke photo
letter-pad mein kaghaz aadhe

topi ghaeb hai shafer ki
kam hain album ke nau panne

'adnan' aur 'zaman' kahte hain
aiman toffee dhund rahe the

'hamra' 'samra' nach rahi thin
'faizi' mar rahe the chhakke

mez par halla bolne wale
the mere hi pyare bache