saDak pe baiTh gae dekhte hue duniyaa — 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

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

hanste hanste ho gayaa barbaad main
khush-dili aisi bhi hoti hai bhalaa

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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

maut ne aa kar bachaayaa phir mujhe
dard ne jab zindagi se baat ki

khushi ke daur to mehmaan the aate jaate rahe
udaasi thi ki hamesha hamaare ghar mein rahi

pahle tu ik jhuTe gham mein miT jaane kaa naaTak rach
phir duniyaa ko jaa jaa kar batlaa tu kitne dukh mein hai