dil mein wo the dil tha raushan ab khuda ka nam hai
wo tha aaghaz-e-mohabbat aur ye anjam hai

zabt-e-gham ka silsila ab juzw-e-hasti ban gaya
chahe jo kuchh bhi karen wo mere sar ilzam hai

bistar-e-gul par jo mahw-e-khwab hain wo jaanen kya
zindagi khar-e-alam hai tegh-e-khun-asham hai

husn ko sanjab-o-makhmal ishq ko jama-dari
bargah-e-haq se ulfat ka yahi inam hai

kham hai jis ka shuur-e-zindagi jaane wo kya
har hasin shai mein khushi ka aaj bhi paigham hai

jalwa-ha-e-rang-o-bu kya dawat-e-fikr-o-nazar
zindagi kya hai musalsal justuju ka nam hai

khun jab ghunchon ka hota hai to khilte hain gulab
parda-e-takhrib mein tamir ka paigham hai

chashm-e-insan mein hui taqdir-e-alam be-hijab
markaz-e-taskhir ab to charkh-e-nili-fam hai

zindagi ka raaz kya hai ya fana kya chiz hai
tu 'payami' ramz samjhe ye khayal-e-kham hai