khabar-name ka saz aur phone ki ghanti
ikatthe baj uthe the aur

jitni der mein main phone tak pahuncha
sri-lanka mein kashti ke ulatne se

taqriban panch sau logon ko lahren kha chuki thin
hello main thik hun lekin

ali ka kuchh bukhar utra
ali ali to thik hai bilkul

ye mere samne baitha
karam hai mere malik ka khuda ki mehrbani hai

tashakkur ki usi saat ke andar
tin sau lashen samundar se nikali ja chuki thin

aur un mein aksariyyat kam-sinon ki thi