kuchh zabt kiya hai to kabhi dil mein thani hai
mardan-e-sitam-pesha se kab baat bani hai

kuchh kahne pe aa jaun to kya kah nahin sakta
had-darja pur-asrar meri kam-sukhani hai

achchha hai na khatir mein mujhe lae zamana
kirdar-shikan main hun na khush-pairahani hai

mumkin nahin duniya mein har ek qalb ki taskhir
logon ki nigahon mein ye khatir-shikani hai

tum meri pareshan-khayali pe na jao
har chand pur-afgar sahi dil to ghani hai

aasar nazar aate hain wahshat-zadagi ke
kahne ko ye aabaadi ba-tadrij ghani hai

hun khugar-e-idrak qadam kis se milaun
'hamid' mere hisse mein faqat saf-shikani hai