main na hone se hua yani badi taqsir ki
kimiya-gar ne meri miti magar iksir ki

un dinon aaya tha tu jab hausla darkar tha
khair ho teri ki tu ne tirgi tanwir ki

aur socha aur socha aur socha aur phir
us khuda-e-lam-yazal ne aur hi taqdir ki

aashiqan suniye ba-gosh-e-hosh meri dastan
dastan kuchh bhi nahin yaron ne bas tashhir ki

main to mitti ho raha tha ishq mein lekin 'ata'
aa gai mujh mein kahin se be-dimaghi 'mir' ki