vaisaa hi kharaab shakhs huun main — 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

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