zamane par na sahi dil pe ikhtiyar rahe
dikha wo zor ki duniya mein yaadgar rahe

kahan talak dil-e-ghamnak parda-dar rahe
zaban-e-haal pe jab kuchh na ikhtiyar rahe

nizam-e-dahr ne kya kya na karwaten badlin
magar hum ek hi pahlu se be-qarar rahe

hansi mein laghzish-e-mastana ud gai wallah
to be-gunahon se achchhe gunahgar rahe

ubhaarti hai hawas tauba-e-rihai ki
ki dil ke sath zaban kyun gunahgar rahe

dikha dun chir ke dil dard-e-dil kahun kab tak
zaban pe kyun ye taqaza-e-nagawar rahe

tadap tadap ke uthaunga zindagi ke maze
khuda na-karda mujhe dil pe ikhtiyar rahe

saza-e-ishq ba-qadr-e-gunah na-mumkin
yahi bahut hai ki barham mizaj-e-yar rahe

zamana us ke siwa aur kya wafa karta
chaman ujad gaya kante gale ka bar rahe

khizan ke dam se mita khub-o-zisht ka jhagda
chalo ye khwab hua gal rahe na khar rahe

jawab de ke na todo kisi gharib ka dil
bala se koi sarapa umid-war rahe

maza to jab hai 'yagana' ki ye dil-e-khud-bin
khudi ke nashe mein be-gana-e-khumar rahe

'yagana' haal to dekho zamana-sazon ka
hawa mein jaise bagula kharab-o-khwar rahe