har faza aur har ek samt nazar rakhta hun
main hun shair main do-alam ki khabar rakhta hun

ye na samjho ki hai mujh ko kisi manzil ki talash
khud main manzil hun magar zauq-e-safar rakhta hun

rahraw-e-rah-e-mohabbat ki hai manzil hi juda
main zamane se alag rahguzar rakhta hun

sher mein khun-e-jigar se mere rangini hai
shaeri ke liye main khun-e-jigar rakhta hun

ek nazar se meri tute hue dil judte hain
main masiha hun mohabbat ki nazar rakhta hun

khud-bakhud dil se mere sher tapak jate hain
kab ghazal kahne ka warna main hunar rakhta hun

har-nafas jalwa-e-sad-rang ka aalam hai 'payam'
jalwa-e-husn ba-unwan-e-digar rakhta hun