main to miTTi ho rahaa thaa ishq mein lekin 'ataa' — Ahmad Ata

ab yahaan kaun nikaalegaa bhalaa duudh ki nahr
ishq kartaa hai tu jaisaa bhi hai achchhaa hai miyaan

naa-rasaai ne ajab taur sikhaae hain 'ataa'
yaani bhule bhi nahin tum ko pukaaraa bhi nahin

saDak pe baiTh gae dekhte hue duniyaa
aur aise tark hui ek khud-kushi ham se

vaisaa hi kharaab shakhs huun main
jaisaa koi chhoD kar gayaa thaa

main teri ruuh mein utraa huaa milungaa tujhe
aur is tarah ki tujhe kuchh khabar nahin honi

aaj dekhaa hai use aisi mohabbat se 'ataa'
vo yahi bhuul gayaa us ko kahin jaanaa thaa

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ain daanaai hai 'naasikh' ishq mein divaangi
aap saudaai hain jo kahte hain saudaai mujhe

zaahid ki tarah khushk musalmaan nahin 'jalil'
ishq-e-butaan bhi dil mein hai yaad-e-khudaa bhi hai

thaa baDaa maarka mohabbat kaa
sar kiyaa main ne de ke sar apnaa