duniya-e-husn-o-ishq ka ulta hisab hai
na-kaamyab hai jo yahan kaamyab hai

ahl-e-wafa pe roz-e-azal se itab hai
duniya kharab hai na zamana kharab hai

ru-e-hasin pe un ke jalal-o-jamal ki
ek aur hai naqab jo zer-e-naqab hai

itni bhi dur rahne ki koshish na kijiye
is ijtinab ka to mohabbat jawab hai

jis ke waraq waraq pe hai tafsir-e-kaenat
ye zindagi ek aisi mukammal kitab hai

ab dil mein yaad-e-mazi-e-marhum bhi nahin
kitna hasin fareb naya inqalab hai

'yakta' ghazal mein jazba-e-bedar chahiye
insan ka zamir abhi mahw-e-khwab hai