gham-e-insan ki sajai hui duniya hun main
anjuman mere tasawwur mein hai tanha hun main

tapish o dard ke asrar se waqif hun magar
mujh ko ye zoam nahin hai ki masiha hun main

jaane kya shai mere sine mein bhari hai aisi
sham-e-sozan ki tarah jalta pighalta hun main

na kashish hun main zamin ki na hun pani ka uchhaal
zarre udta hua bahta hua dariya hun main

roz paigham-e-mohabbat mujhe deti hai hayat
rah-e-dushwar se aasuda guzarta hun main

chaarasazi gham-e-insan ki hai buniyaad-e-amal
zindagi hai yahi jis ke liye jita hun main

pairwi-e-hawas-e-kham na hogi mujh se
maqsad-e-zabta-e-ishq samajhta hun main

asr-e-hazir ke numainda hain mere ashaar
gham-e-insan ko taghazzul mein samota hun main

jazba-e-khidmat-e-insan hai 'matin' aab-e-hayat
shukr-sad-shukr ai ehsas ki achchha hun main