doston mein sab se achchha dost hai achchhi kitab
aa bata dun kaisi hoti hai 'ata' achchhi kitab

har qadam par nek-o-bad ka farq batlati hai ye
har qadam ko sidhi-sachchi rah dikhlati hai ye

din-o-duniya ka hamesha hum ko deti hai sabaq
raushni hi raushni deta hai is ka har waraq

sikhti hai is se duniya kaamrani ka hunar
ye ata karti hai sab ko zindagani ka hunar

sahl ho jati hain is se waqt ki barikiyan
dur karti hai ye sab ke zehn ki tarikiyan

zindagi ke imtihan mein hausla deti hai ye
chahne walon ko uncha martaba deti hai ye

is ki sohbat se farozan aaj sham-e-e'tibar
is ki ulfat se darakhshan aaj husn-e-ikhtiyar

zindagi pati hai is se aap khud apni khabar
zindagi pati hai is se ek maqam-e-moatabar

bakhshti hai ye basarat aur basirat bhi hamein
taki dikhlai pade shai ki haqiqat bhi hamein

ye hamein batlati hai hum kya hain aur duniya hai kya
ye hamein batlati hai rab kaun hai uqba hai kya

is ke daman mein hain pinhan har zamane ke ulum
is ke aangan mein hain raqsan chand suraj aur nujum

is ke jalwe se huwaida marifat ki daulaten
nur se is ke hua insan ka irfan hamein

is ke dam se hum pe wazeh uqda-e-marg-o-hayat
is ke dam se hum pe raushan hai jahan-e-kaenat

is qadar jama mukammal hain 'ata' is ki sifat
kab hai mumkin pesh karna ai 'ata' is ki sifat