phir ek
sard ThiThura hua din
dabe panw chalta hua
balcony se
kamre mein aaya
mujhe apne bistar mein
dubka hua dekh kar
muskuraya
aur aaram-kursi pe baiTha
ghaDi god mein rakh ke
kanTa ghumaya
thake panw chalta hua
balcony ko lauTa
to chaaron taraf se
andheron ne baDh ke
use phaD khaya
Mohammad Alvi 
