main musafir-e-rah-e-ishq hun na sahar hai koi na sham hai
ye safar azal se abad talak na qiyam hai na maqam hai

main tamam ishq-o-niyaz hun wo taghaful-o-hama-be-rukhi
use apne kaam se kaam hai mujhe apne kaam se kaam hai

teri rahguzar pe meri nazar mujhe subh-o-sham ki kya khabar
na tere khayal mein subh hai na tere khayal mein sham hai

wo chaman jahan pe hon zulf-o-rukh wo watan jahan ho koi sanam
yahin ahl-e-dil ka maqam hai yahin ahl-e-dil ka qiyam hai

tujhe gardishon hi se kaam hai kabhi ai falak ye bata mujhe
koi us ke wasl ki subh hai koi us ke wasl ki sham hai

hai ajab faza mere des ki koi shaikh hai koi barahman
mujhe aadmi ki talash hai magar aadmi abhi kham hai

wo jo chup hai shahr hai dasht sa main 'payam' kaise jiyun yahan
na ab us ka koi payam hai na dua hai aur na salam hai